Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has strongly criticized former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, over his comments regarding the dispute between the Minister and certain military officers allegedly involved in land grabbing.
Buratai had warned that the conflict over a plot of land in Abuja could pose a security risk.
Responding sharply, Lere Olayinka argued that Buratai should instead be concerned about military officers meant to fight terrorists being turned into what he described as “Mai guard” for an uncompleted building.
Featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Lere Olayinka wondered how the face-off posed a national risk.
He said: “When I read that statement coming from the former Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, I was like he’s not concerned about talking to a uniformed man who should be at the war front, who should be at the Chad Basin confronting terrorists being converted to private guards, guarding uncompleted buildings.
“Which one is a security threat to Nigeria? Between soldiers trained to defend Nigeria, now being converted to security guards, “Mai guard” let me use the word.
“That’s exactly what they went to do, uncompleted building, you see, you can safeguard property when people are living there and not a property under construction.
“You are protecting property under construction instead of you to be in Borno. You protect properties if it poses a security threat to Nigerians.
“What security threat does it pose to you and I? It doesn’t pose any security threat and a former chief of army staff is more concerned about a military officer who went to do an unlawful duty.”
