A top Yoruba monarch, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, yesterday, condemned moves in some quarters to drag the military into the murky waters of politics, saying the armed forces as an institution is far above the nation’s ethno-political and religious ills.
The monarch, who is
the Olowu of Owu-Kuta Kingdom of Osun State, spoke at a world press
conference held in Lagos titled ‘While politicians think about next
election, royal fathers think about secured and safe country’.
He,
however, hailed the successes of the military in tackling insurgency
and armed banditry, saying there was need for improved budgetary
allocation to the defence sector.
According to him, this would
bring about accelerated equipping of the Nigerian military to confront
the challenges of modern, urban and conventional warfare.
The
monarch said he felt gratified that of all the reasons adduced for the
postponement of the election by the chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood
Yakubu, the armed forces were never accused of bias in the discharge of
their duties.
Source:- Dailytrustng
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