The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned against the unhealthy politicisation of matters of army discipline, which it says are entirely within the purview of military authorities.
PDP Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to make comments that encourage discipline and obedience in the Army.
He was referring to the comments made by the Director General of the All Progressives Presidential Committee, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, in which he criticized the death sentence passed on soldiers who were complaining about poor equipment to fight insurgency in the North-East.
Amaechi had said that it was wrong to send the soldiers to death just because they were complaining about lack of equipment to confront their enemies.
But the ruling party said that such comments were wrong.
According to Metuh, “The PDP will refrain from commenting on issues of military discipline, its command and control procedures during this campaign period or even after, as we believe that it is dangerous to politicise issues pertaining to the country’s Armed Forces.
“We will not join anyone or political party in the unpatriotic act of trying to subordinate national interest to any politically and selfishly motivated interest.
“It is in the light of this that we view the statement credited to the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the All Progressives Congress and Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as not being in the overall interest of the military and the nation.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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