The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has declared that it was premature to take such step sacking the Service Chiefs because it would complicate the present security situation in the country.
Mustapha told journalists after the presentation of a book authored by a former general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Samuel Salifu, that “it is premature to sack the service chiefs because of Nigeria’s growing insecurity.”
The situation, according to him, requires everyone to be on board, adding that what should be the main focus of Nigerians is how to work together to combat the security challenges, and not the sack of the service chiefs.
Mustapha said: “We are in a very difficult time now. We need everybody to be on board. We need synergy within the intelligence community, within the military formations that will help fight this war. Nigeria is in a difficult situation; hence synergy is needed within the intelligence community to address insecurity”.
“When we begin to create cracks and divisions, who will be the beneficiaries? The adversaries are the ones that are going to exploit those deficiencies and further the cause of destabilising the nation”.
“At this moment, what we need is for everybody to be on the same page, fight the battle of securing the nation for protecting life and property and ensuring that every Nigerian has the opportunity to enjoy a prosperous life. I think that should be our main focus”.
“You don’t sack people like that. There are processes and I believe that at the opportune time, those processes will be followed. You don’t just wake up and say sack people, it doesn’t happen like that,” the SGF insisted.
