General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, has been ranked among the top 25 war generals by the famous U.S. Army War College Alumni.
Buhari is number six on the list. Others are: Generals Colin Powell, a former chairman, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff; Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and one time U.S. President; Walter Bedell Smith, Eisenhower’s Chief of Staff at Allied Headquarters; James Peake, a former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 40th Surgeon General of the country and Buhari, in that order.
Born in 1942 in Daura, Katsina State, Buhari was trained at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England and the U.S. War College which did the ranking.
One of the criteria for inclusion on the honours list, according to ranker.com is the people must “have gone to U.S. Army War College and be of some renown.”
This list is currently trending in the social media to counter the allegation that Buhari did not have any certificate and that he never passed his military examinations.
Others on the list are: John J. Pershing who led America’s Expeditionary Froces in World War I; Mark W. Clark who, in World War II, Commanded the Allied Fifth Army and Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the coalision forces in the Persian Gulf War.
Also included are Omar Bradley Anthony, Mc Auhffey, Walter Krugger, Lyman Lemnitzer, Richard Myers, Charles T. Menoher, Dean Johnson, Dwayne Alons, John Pappageorge, Walter Shorf and Hubert R. Harmon.
Jack Keane, Floyd Lavinius Parks, St. Clair Streeth, Scott Perry, Frank Corte Jr are also on the list.
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ReplyDeleteOf what relevant is this report? We want to de-militarise our country and develop our democracy. A general who was overan by a younger officer is a compromised general.
ReplyDeleteHater! You were among the people circulating rumours that Buhari is an illiterate. This good news must be shared on all the social media. Thanks Nigerian Eye for making public another feather on the people's general's cap.
DeletePDP must stop all sorts of rubbish. Is there any thing shameful point they want to use against Gen. Buhari?
ReplyDeleteThe important point in favour of Buhari is that he has proved to Nigerians and the whole world as former Head of State that he is competent, honest and respected.
This publication is misleading. The title should have been 'General Buhari listed among the Famous U.S. Army War College Alumni'. Please all understand that I have nothing against Gen Buhari and I think if he won the next general election he will perform better. I just felt I should point out the erroneous title and message in your article.
ReplyDeletepls tell us d source of ur fact so we can verify.untill dat.dis man is jst a bloody illiterate wit no single clue abt governance.I pity dis buhari fans.if only dey kw d snake he is.
ReplyDeleteI hear one commentator saying we want to demilitarize Nigeria? No wonder Boko Haram is pounding the nation so hard with ease, seizing territories. Thanks to PDP and it's fat bellied generals and service chiefs. That is a feat that should be celebrated by Nigerians even if you hate Buhari so much as long as he is not rated 6th most wanted looters in the world.
ReplyDeleteBuhari loss in the coming election will look like film trick.
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