Junaid Mohammed, an angry critic of the incumbent leader of
the country, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged the president-elect, Muhammadu
Buhari, to implement immediate steps to flush out political figures from the
Nigerian Armed Forces in order to have
room for democracy to flourish in Nigeria.
Mohammed reacted to the downfall of Jonathan to Buhari in
the presidential election by calling on the new president to work for the best
interests of all Nigerians instead of meeting the expectations of certain
groups and individuals in the land.
The legislator from Kano said the call had become urgent
after the shameful actions of army men who openly attempted to undermine
Nigeria's democratic march in the run-up to the 2015 polls.
Mohammed recommended that hereafter recruitment into the
military should be firmly based on merit and national quotas while main
appointments in the military forces should follow established tradition to
avoid producing dissent in the system.
The Kano-born medical doctor stated that General Buhari must
also be firm in confronting corruption to pave the way for the development of
the vital sectors of the economy and create jobs for the many unemployed in the
country.
He said: “Given what we have seen in the military lately,
Buhari must move immediately to clear the armed forces of politicians and
ensure that only dedicated officers and men, who are willing to work for the
country, are allowed in the system.
“The president-elect must purge the army of politicians in
army uniforms and further recruitment should henceforth be based on merit and
done in the overall interest of the nation and not made to appease certain
interests, individuals and groups loyal to the government of the day”.
Asked if he would drop a suit he and four others instituted
against President Jonathan's participation in the 2015 poll since he had lost,
Mohammed said he would follow the matter to a logical conclusion despite the
defeat of Jonathan by Buhari.
Mohammed said it was necessary to continue the case to
extend democracy and get a judicial announcement on the matter so that it could
help to develop Nigeria's democracy in the future.
He said that case was not about Jonathan as a person but to
help redefine the intent of the Nigerian constitution on the matter of the
president's tenure.
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