Insecurity: Ekiti rep urges Tinubu to unify military command via executive order

A member of the Residence of Representatives, Air Vice Marshal Rufus Ojuawo (Rtd), has instructed President Bola Tinubu to construct an Govt Uncover for unification of defense power picture for operational effectiveness and efficiency in the battle against terrorism.

Ojuawo’s invoice for an act to amend the Armed Forces Cap 20, the Legislation of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, to construct certain efficient and atmosphere suited utility of defense power power of Nigeria to invent satisfactory protection of the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is for the time being receiving legislative consideration at the inexperienced chamber.

Talking to newsmen at the weekend whereas giving memoir of his stewardship in Ado Ekiti, the lawmaker acknowledged fragment of the challenges going during the defense power in the battle against insurgents is lack of unification of picture, which makes the navy and air power work at gross functions.

The lawmaker representing Ekiti South West/Ise/Emure at the Residence of Representatives also expressed the need for a Former Federation of Nigeria consisting of retired defense power males who might perhaps well perhaps aid as reserve forces.

Ojuawo, who is sponsoring a invoice on the Former Federation of Nigeria, acknowledged, “It is a long way also going to contend with the health of the retirees and at the same time build them in reserve.

He acknowledged, “Whilst you glance at the nation, we don’t have Armed Forces Federation, and the defense power by myself cannot invent the work. In some pretty a couple of international locations, you seek veterans coming in, or they're kept in reserve so as that after the nation wishes them in conserving with their trip and their years of service, as properly as when there might perhaps be an operational build a query to, they is at chance of be recalled.

“Love now we have in the North West and North Central where there might perhaps be a surge in banditry and terrorism, you bring in such reserves, nevertheless Nigeria, horny now, we don’t have such.”

Talking extra on the need for unification of the defense power picture, he added, “If Mr President can reach out with Govt Uncover for unification of picture in the defense power—on memoir of now we have viewed that the defense power is no longer as atmosphere suited and as efficient because it wishes to be.

“The navy is doing its personal, the air power is doing its personal, though on memoir of of basically the most modern leadership they've, they try to reach together. But in the occasion that they don’t prepare together, it will be complex for them to fight together.

“I must imagine that that is without doubt one of many vital setbacks in the fight against insurgency. This is a battle that is no longer dilapidated, so when you happen to might perhaps well also very properly be combating this battle and not using a unification of picture, it will be complex. Love if the navy is going to fight against bandits in a single put, the air power also needs to be there with them. Every person must pass together.

“I used to be in the defense power for 37 years, and I know the total defense power work. After I got to the Residence of Reps, I acknowledged the Armed Forces Act did no longer give room for unification of picture—in essence, it doesn't give room for optimum efficiency of the defense power in defending our sovereignty.

“I backed a invoice to amend the Act so as that we might perhaps well perhaps have the effectiveness and efficiency of our defense power in providing protection for the Nigerian folks.”

Alternatively, the Ekiti lawmaker disclosed that he has backed a total of four bills, six motions, and 25 intervention functions for his constituency in two years in the Residence.