The Federal Government has broken its silence over the calls for the sack of service chiefs, saying: “This is not the right time to do so.”
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, who disclosed this to reporters in Abuja at a book launch titled: “CAN, Religion, Politics, and Power in Nigeria” written by a former General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mr Samuel Salifu, criticized those mounting pressure on government to sack the heads of security agencies.
Mustapha explained that there are processes to be followed if such a step must be taken, noting that Nigerians must be on the same page with government if the battle against insecurity must be won.
“You don’t sack people like that. There are processes and I believe that at the opportuned time, those processes will be followed. You don’t just wake up and say sack people, it doesn’t happen like that. We are in a very difficult time now. We need everybody to be on board. We need synergy within the intelligence community, within the military formations that will help fight this war,” he said.
The SGF described the position the country is now as a very difficult one that needs carefulness.
“We are in a very difficult situation and when we begin to create cracks and divisions, who will be the beneficiaries? The adversaries are the ones that are going to exploit those deficiencies and further the cause of destabilising the nation.
“At this moment, what we need is for everybody to be on the same page, fight the battle of securing the nation for protecting lives and property and ensuring that every Nigerian has the opportunity to live a prosperous live. I think that should be our main focus,” he said.