Human Right activist and President of One Love Foundation, the Father of Nigerian Students-FONS; Chief Dr. Patrick Osaigie Eholor otherwise known as Ultimate Equal has urged the government to shun favouritism and nepotism in promoting Military officers. He said this in a press conference held today at his villa in Benin City, Edo State.
According to Eholor, Nigeria needs to build a stronger army and defence rather than having several Generals.
"We do not need too many Generals, we do not need too many commissioners of police, AIG's or DIG's, we just need strong, reliable and reformed Military and Police for better security of our country. Only in Nigeria one will see many Generals in a single force. The United States Army has 17 active Generals. In Russian Army there are only 4 Generals. In India, only the Chief of defence Staff and Chief of Army staff are General. China has 6 serving Army Generals" he stated
Also, Eholor said that the Military, Paramilitary, Navy and Police forces should be adequately equipped with better ammunitions and salary. With this, they will be able to fight against external attacks and terrorism.
Speaking further, Eholor has asked President Tinubu to explain why he retired Generals with four SUVS, extra packages and about 36 domestic helpers.
He said "Why are we very selective? What are we afraid of? What happened to the Military officers who have put their lives in line or those that lost their lives in Sambisa forest. I'm not in support of this"
"Military officers should be treated equally, when they are fit for promotion, they should be promoted. Let's stop promoting people unnecessarily.
" Likewise, Military promotion should not be handled like a child's play. Cognizance should be given to their ability to serve in such capacity. Let's stop mixing politics with Military" he concluded.