President Muhammadu Buhari (left), Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA
• Ohanaeze silent as Afenifere, Arewa youths differ
The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the tenure of the chief of defence staff and service chiefs continues to draw diverse reactions across the country amid allegations that the move has political undertones and could undermine the career of other military officers.
While the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, maintained silence, the Yoruba Afenifere flayed the decision.
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, told The Guardian: “Silence is golden,” stressing he would “prefer to watch things unfold as the administration continues in office.”
The former President General of the body, Chief Dozie Ikedife, was also restrained in his reaction.
‘Tenure extension for CDS, service chiefs stifles professionalism’
