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There was a mild drama at the Senate, on Tuesday, as two lawmakers walked out on the Committee on Army over alleged lopsided recruitment in the Nigerian Army.

The had invited the Commandant of Nigerian Army on Training and Doctrine, Major General S.O Olabanji, for an interactive meeting.

But senators Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP, Sokoto) and Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers) staged walkout when they were prevented from grilling the senior Army officer over allegation of lopsided recruitment carried out by the Army recently.

The acting chairman of the committee, Senator Abba Moro (PDP Benue), who presided over the meeting, ruled Danbaba out of order, saying “this meeting is not for such enquiry”.

Another committee member, Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers) raised the issue again, saying “lopsidedeness in recruitment is not an issue to be put aside or ruled against”.

But Senator Moro again ruled against the enquiry, insisting that the session was not for review of recruitment made by the Army but on tactical training and doctrine of men and officers.

“The questions being raised by my colleagues on alleged lopsided recruitments are being thrown to the wrong person. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya is the one who can do justice to such allegation or enquiry,” he said.

Irked by the insistence of Abba Moro that questions on recruitment should not be entertained at the session, Danbaba and Mpigi walked out of the meeting in anger.

Speaking to newsmen after, Senator Danbaba said he walked out of the meeting with Senator Mpigi because of dictatorial action of Senator Moro.

“He shouldn’t have ruled us out of order since the military man the question was directed to did not complain.

“The issue of marginalization in recruitment has never been responded to, it is part of the oversight process of the committee to ensure that whatever is to be done should be done to ensure Justice.

“The Nigerian army like any institution of government in Nigeria is supposed to comply with provisions of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended and that constitution has made it very clear that the issue of federal character and representation is paramount is a constitutional issue.

“I’m not blaming the army, the army has been performing very well, but at the same time the issue of recruitment is very important.

“I left the meeting, I stormed out with Mpigi because we were angry,” he said.

Reacting, Moro said he had no any regret for ruling Danbaba out of order as far as the issue of alleged lopsided recruitment was concerned .

“Danbaba and Mpigi’s questions were directed to a wrong person. What explanation were they expecting from Commander, Training and Doctrine Command on recruitment.

“Besides, the committee had tabled the issue before the Chief of Army Staff few months ago with response bordering on physical and medical reasons for those recruited and those who failed in the exercise.”

https://dailytrust.com/drama-as-senators-walk-out-on--over-lopsided-recruitment-in-army

Make dem pack more people from North nd send dem to dere people at least e go dey ok laik dat....

Maybe the recruitment did not favor their constituency.


Awon werey

Modified
They said what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
The politics has been in play since the existence of the contraption called Nigeria.
They're yet to feel the heat, more is to come before the end of this wonderful istration

There was a country.....sighs

Injustice, inequality, unfairness will surely destroy Nigeria.

Igbo is most hated tribe in Nigeria today because they stood against these social ills.

Finally, finally, enough of these to go round.

Ordinary SSCE recruitment the senate still want to kill themselves on it, when will the poor man even be given a chance to prove is worth.

Selfish Senators

Is this not the Moro that organized the recruitment that led to loss or lives before

If our economy is good, nobody go send Army recruitment again sef... It's more like a suicide mission now considering our current security challenges...

Tomorrow now recruitment form go come out, people go rush. Make I smoke my weed jare on top Erigga's song "problem not dey finish"

So much for one Nigeria, the same story since 1960...

Drama indeed.....too many Boko haram recruits

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I'm not surprised though.

Awon didirin

yuping:
Ordinary SSCE recruitment the senate still want to kill themselves on it, when will the poor man even be given a chance to prove is worth.

2060

Na today dem know say the shits wey dey sup for Nigeria na total fuk up

The way my people down south with their educational level fight to get into the Army is a joke compared to how the illiterate ones up there are just recruited in doubles.

Whoever will fix this country will be the greatest man of all time

Useless Rubber stamped Senators... Bunch of overpaid ineffectual clowns!

FILEBE:
Whoever will fix this country will be the greatest man of all time

Whoever will fix this country has probably not yet been created by God!

Nepotism

Now they federal character when the president have repeatedly violated same?

slivertongue:
Selfish Senators

Dont you get that they tried asking questions about lopsided recuitment? That seemingly some parts of the country were employed at the detriment of others?
Do you understand the implication of this? Such organisation work in batches, that is why in eg NDA, you hear of course 25, 26,27 etc. If one part of the country is favored, it means in the next few years that section will dominate the organisation. Few years ago there was complaints that people from Katsina had 70% recuitment into one of the security services while the rest country shared 30%.

Sad

nedekid:

Dont you get that they tried asking questions about lopsided recuitment? That seemingly some parts of the country were employed at the detriment of others?
Do you understand the implication of this? Such organisation work in batches, that is why in eg NDA, you hear of course 25, 26,27 etc. If one part of the country is favored, it means in the next few years that section will dominate the organisation. Few years ago there was complaints that people from Katsina had 70% recuitment into one of the security services while the rest country shared 30%.

You're wasting your time on zombies and cretins.

They don't read.
Theirs is to react.

Igbodicool:
Injustice, inequality, unfairness will surely destroy Nigeria.

Igbo is most hated tribe in Nigeria today because they stood against these social ills.

Finally, finally, enough of these to go round.

That's how it is....when you say it the way it is,they will surely hate you...and the people who hates you are the ones who say or do nothing in the midst of suffering and smiling.

nedekid:

Dont you get that they tried asking questions about lopsided recuitment? That seemingly some parts of the country were employed at the detriment of others?
Do you understand the implication of this? Such organisation work in batches, that is why in eg NDA, you hear of course 25, 26,27 etc. If one part of the country is favored, it means in the next few years that section will dominate the organisation. Few years ago there was complaints that people from Katsina had 70% recuitment into one of the security services while the rest country shared 30%.

The senators were asking the wrong question at the wrong time and directing it to the wrong person.please,read sen Moro's explanations

This Abba Morron that organised a failed immigration recruitment that killed candidates nationwide. The kind things wey dey governed Nigeria, its a pity

Fulani's never failed to amassed me with their tactical plan, they use our own people to attack us and they re very OK with that. The army man that represent coas can't ans the qus abi quntinue