Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, dashed the hope of many Nigerians when he declared that President Muhammadu Buhari, is not considering the suggestions that Service Chiefs should be sacked.
He categorically declared that the Service Chiefs would not be sacked anytime soon, as being demanded by some Nigerians, including human right lawyers and civil society organizations.
Mustapha spoke with in Abuja at public presentation of a book titled, “CAN, religion, politics and power in Nigeria” authored by the former General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Samuel Salifu.
His words: “We are in a very difficult time now. We need everybody to be on board. We need synergy within the intelligent community, within the military formations that would help fight this war. When we begin to create cracks and divisions, who will be the beneficiaries? The adversaries are the ones that are going to exploit those deficiencies and further the cause of destabilising the nation.
“You don’t sack people like that. There are processes and I believe that at the right time, those processes will be followed. You don’t just wake up and say sack people, it doesn’t happen like that.”
He described the book as a reservoir of information, history, past years of struggle and reason for government. “We are to show forth the righteousness of Christ in government. Righteousness, undoubtedly, exalt a nation. For those of us that find ourselves in the position of government, we are stewards and we are accountable to the Almighty after our years in office.”
He solicited the support of Nigerians and prayed for God’s mercy to continuously watch over the affairs of Nigeria.
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