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Minister of Defense, General Aliyu Gusau (rtd.) Denies Resignation
General Aliyu Gusau Nigeria’s new Minister of Defense who was reported to have resigned earlier in the day has apparently come out to deny the report. He spoke to @bbchausa while debunking the resignation reports.
It was earlier reported that Mr. Gusau’s sudden decision to quit President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet arose from what the former minister considered an act of insubordination and indiscipline from Nigeria’s top military brass.
Several sources at the Defense Ministry disclosed that Nigeria’s top military officers yesterday refused to have a joint meeting with Mr. Gusau and his deputy, Musikilu Obanikoro, a former senator.
The reports say that Nigeria’s top military henchmen kept Mr. Gusau waiting for two days after he summoned them to a meeting, with different military service chiefs making excuses for their inability to meet with him and his deputy immediately. Finally, the situation turned testy yesterday when, after keeping Mr. Gusau and Mr. Obanikoro waiting for several hours, the Chief of Defense Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, showed up alone for a meeting.
Several sources at the Defense Ministry disclosed that Nigeria’s top military officers yesterday refused to have a joint meeting with Mr. Gusau and his deputy, Musikilu Obanikoro, a former senator.
The reports say that Nigeria’s top military henchmen kept Mr. Gusau waiting for two days after he summoned them to a meeting, with different military service chiefs making excuses for their inability to meet with him and his deputy immediately. Finally, the situation turned testy yesterday when, after keeping Mr. Gusau and Mr. Obanikoro waiting for several hours, the Chief of Defense Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, showed up alone for a meeting.
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If it is true that the Chief of Defense Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, stood up the new Defense Minister, Lt. General Aliyu Gusau (rtd) for two days, and told Musiliu Obanikoro, the new Minister of State in the Ministry of Defense to “shut up,” then discipline in our military is at the lowest abyss.
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