{"id":134538,"date":"2022-01-14T15:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=134538"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:50:25","slug":"defence-chief-military-loyal-to-nigerias-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/defence-chief-military-loyal-to-nigerias-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence chief: Military loyal to Nigeria&#8217;s democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff has pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge was made known on Friday by Irabor during\u00a0an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television\u2019s programme, ahead of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I believe that Nigerians are no longer in doubt as to the subordination of the military to civil rule; I believe that no one is in doubt that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/20\/nigerias-democracy-still-tottering-like-a-toddler-learning-to-walk-says-yahaya-bello\/\">democracy<\/a> has come to stay,\u201d he said amid the recent military takeover of government in some African countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that no one is in doubt any longer that the current military leadership, and of course, since the democratisation in 1999, that the military is well focused to perform its constitutional roles,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>His statement came amid recent military coups in West African countries such as Mali and Guinea; as well as North-Eastern nation, Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Irabor admitted that some Nigerians might still be struggling with the experience of military involvement in politics in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the significance of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Irabor stressed the need to educate the coming generation about the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, I believe that some of these misperceptions that some Nigerians have had with respect to military engagement will begin to change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff has pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. 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