The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has stated that the Nigerian Army has no plans to meddle with or undermine democracy in Nigeria but rather is committed to preserving the rule of law and defending the nation’s choice of governance, which is democracy.
COAS Lagbaja, who spoke at a lecture on career planning and management at the army headquarters in Abuja, stressed the critical need to preserve the nation’s democratic choice of government. He stated that the Nigerian Army is steadfast in its commitment to democracy.
“Permit me to seize this opportunity to reiterate that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, particularly the Nigerian Army, has come to terms with the country’s choice of democracy as the preferred system of governance.
“We are therefore agents of democracy and have no desire to truncate it. The Nigerian Army will continue to defend our constitution and not suspend it for whatever reason,” he said while addressing the participants.
COAS Lagbaja urged Nigerian Army officers to maintain the highest levels of professionalism while carrying out their duties.
“It is the duty of our elected leaders to lead while the military does its job as enshrined in our constitution.
“Nigerian Army personnel must therefore remain professional and be above board as they discharge their constitutional duties,” he advised.
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