Nigerians React To Sack Of Service Chiefs

The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.

Nigerians have reacted to the sack of the service chiefs by Buhari, saying it was good riddance to bad rubbish.

A strong critic of Buhari, Reno Omokri hailed the president for the action.

“I commend General Muhammadu Buhari  for listening to voices of reason and sacking his clueless and nepotistic service chiefs. Good riddance to bad rubbish. It is disappointing that he maintained his practice of appointing largely Northern Muslim males, but half bread is better than none,” Omokri said.

Another critic, Ayodele Fayose, said the sacked Service Chiefs only served themselves and their pockets and could at best be described as “Disservice Chiefs” under whom Nigeria became completely insecured.”

Senator Shehu Sani also said the removal of the service chiefs was good.

“Service Chiefs’ removal; better late than never. To the new Chiefs; Confront and end the killings, kidnappings and the violence in Nigeria and restore law and order,” he said.

Aisha Yesufu tweeted, “So Buhari has found his liver? Hope the new service chiefs were chosen with brain and not with heart. We have had enough of incompetence. Here is looking forward to Buhari having the guts to sack himself.”

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Governor Nyesom Wike said, “The new Service Chiefs should not politicise security by aligning with politicians. What the country needs now is competence and professionalism that will reduce insecurity to the barest minimum.”

“Buhari removing the service chiefs isn’t enough, he should have left with them. But I’ll accept this one. But one thing we must know is Nigeria is already ruined,” Joshua Ukaegbu tweeted.