Presidency Lambast Army Over Buhari's Certificate Embarrassment During Jonathan's Administration

Posted by Thandiubani on Sun 27th Dec, 2015 - tori.ng

The Presidency has lashed out at the Nigerian army hierarchy for the embarrassing and shameful role it played in dragging President Muhammadu Buhari's name in the mud in the last administration.

President Muhammadu Buhari

The Presidency has lashed out at the Nigerian Army for its role in the President Muhammadu Buhari's certificate drama during former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration. It said Nigeria’s military hierarchy did not treat Buhari well during the tenure of Jonathan as president of the country.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Garba Shehu, in a Facebook post on Saturday, described the military’s action as shameless. He also reacted to online criticisms against Buhari for receiving some vehicles from the embattled ex-National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, Shehu stated that the President was entitled to what he received. He clarified issues as he revealed details many were not aware.

“Cars are just a few in a litany of entitlements written in that law, although it is contestable to say that General Buhari had been given his due entitlements by successive administrations as provided thereunder. Regime after regime treated him as if he was not a former Head of State.

“The military in particular treated him so badly that its leaders kept silent when the PDP charged that he didn’t have WAEC papers. One shameless Army Records officer said the former Head of State had no records at all under their system.”

Shehu added that Buhari went without a full complement of armed guards from the Army until the April bomb attack on his convoy.

“It was at this time that the Chief of Army Staff (at that time) thought it necessary to reinstate the armed convoy to protect him. When they brought the two cars within a few days of his being bombed, the staff of the General were merely informed that this was from the Federal Government in fulfillment of its obligation to him,” he said.

It would be recalled that in the run in of the March 28 presidential election, the Nigerian military claimed that it did not have the record of President Buhari’s West African Examination Council result.