Nigeria Must Rebuild Military, Core Institutions to Combat Challenges, Says Adebayo
R-L: Former Head of State and chairman of the occasion, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar, Gen Alkali Kashim Rtd and 2023 SDP presidential candidate and book presenter Prince Adewole Adebayo at the public presentation of the book 'Nine Lives' by Rtd Colonel Bello-Fadile at Sheu Yar'adua Centre,Abuja, Monday.
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, says for effective protection of democracy in the country as well as lives and property, Nigeria needs to rebuild its military institutions.
Adebayo was speaking at a public presentation of a book entitled ‘Nine Lives: The Bello-Fadile Memoirs’, authored by Babatunde Bello-Fadile, a retired colonel of the Nigerian Army, held at the Sehu Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, Monday.
He said the problem of insecurity across Nigeria today can be traced to institutional deficiencies and indiscipline among those who are saddled with the responsibilities of steering the wheel of state.
The former Presidential Candidate who recommended the book for students of history, announced the immediate purchase of one thousand copies to be distributed to military schools, formations and institutions of higher learning across the country.
He said aside rebuilding the military institutions, Nigeria needs to rebuild its civil service, Justice System and its industrial sector.
“We must encourage the rebuilding of four institutions, and four of them needed to be rebuild immediately. We need to rebuild our military. We need to rebuild our civil service.
We need to rebuild our justice system and we need to rebuild our industrial sector.
“In an era where modern challenges are timeless in the face, we need to build these institutions, and to build them, you need to find your way to extract who will say, I dedicate my entire life to one of these four institutions like Retired Colonel Fadile,” he stated.
Adebayo maintained that most of the historical achievements the country recorded can directly or indirectly be traced to the military, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, adding, “So that military is possible.
“Some of the best brains in the country were officers, well-trained as both military personnel and other professional life like Reitred Colonel Bello Fadile who is wearing two caps.
“Today in Nigeria there are hard questions of National identity and National unity.
The military is the one keeping these two. So it is important we know that we cannot do without the military as a country.”
The event which had Adebayo as the book presenter, was chaired by the former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar Retired, General Martin Luther Agwai Rtd., General Alkali Kashim Rtd, Former Senate President, David Mark, former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba SAN, Chief Kanu Agabi SAN, OCJ Okocha SAN, Ahmed Raji SAN, Former INEC Chairman,Professor Maurice Iwu and Colonel Sambo Dasuki among other dignitaries in attendance.
