TRACKING____The citizens of Nigeria has complained badly about changing of service chiefs.
This is due to how insecure the country is people been driven from their homes, some in captivity and so on
The call for a change of guards no doubt suggests a failure on the part of those in charge, but why are service chiefs the only ones to go?
What about our Minister of Defence? Why is no one calling out the National Security Adviser?
Do these have no hands in our dilemma?
For those who are unaware that the service chiefs report to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), let’s recall an episode during the tenure of President Jonathan when the CDS declined to attend a meeting of service chiefs called by the then Defence Minister. His argument was that the Minister could not meet with them all but with only himself while he relates the issues raised with Heads of the separate military forces who are answerable to him. On this score, it appears proper to first remove the boss – the CDS before removing any service chief. It would be a different ball game if a panel finds him and all other heads wanting before they can all be removed together. Otherwise, it is only an officer who is proven to be underperforming that should be asked to quit while one who is known to have done well should be commended and retained.
