Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja said on Tuesday that the military would not heed calls to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government.
Lagbaja stated at the opening ceremony of the 2nd and 3rd Quarterly Joint Conference of the COAS in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
He said the Nigerian Army would not allow Nigerians to squander the gains the country had made since the return of democratic rule in 1999.
The COAS added that the call for a coup was spearheaded by Nigerian youths who were not there during the military rule in the country.
Lagbaja stressed that the military continues to receive support from the government both at the Federal and state levels considering the recent purchase of 2 BELL UH-1 Huey helicopters to combat criminals in the country.
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Calls for a coup grew during the latest #EndBadGovernance protests with youth in the North demanding the dismantling of the country’s democratic structures after years of mismanagement.
He said: “The TNI will not allow itself to be used to undemocratically bring some vested interests to power. As the force that has received the most censure as a result of previous military interventions in Nigeria, the TNI is not prepared to lose the new prestige it has painstakingly built up over the past 25 years.
The Nigerian Army will, in the coming days, review its agricultural policy to better position the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited to significantly increase crop production so that the Army can release grains to the market at highly subsidized prices to support government efforts.
“In addition, the TNI Headquarters is also reviewing a number of proposals for cooperation with Ministries, Departments, and Government Institutions as well as private institutions that have a good reputation to be able to collaborate to overcome the food crisis in the country.”
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