Nigerian Army Is Biased Against Ndigbo—Traditional Ruler Tells Chief of Army Staff

<h4>Nigerian Army Is Biased Against Ndigbo<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that in an occasion and moment of frank discussions during an interface with indigenes of Enugu State over their lack of interest in enlisting into the Army&comma; a traditional ruler in Awgu Local Government Area&comma; His Royal Highness&comma; Wing Commander&comma; J&period; O&period; Okeke&comma; rtd&comma; told<br &sol;>&NewLine;the Chief of Army Staff&comma; COAS&comma; Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya how biased the Nigerian Army is to Ndigbo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The traditional ruler supported his argument and told a sad story of how he was unjustly denied promotion and retired from the Military&comma; vowing that he would never encourage any of his subjects to enlist into the Nigeria Armed Forces&period; &period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to him&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the discrimination being meted to the South-Easterners in the military is a major probelm&period; There is no way I will allow my own children or relatives into the military because of my personal experiences in the military&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I mentioned that in our final examination I was number three&semi; except me&comma; the other seven were made Generals in the Air Force&semi; how would they explain that&quest; I was given an appointment but within six months they retired me after 22 years in service&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am happy that the Army has realised themselves and are now sending people to go and find us&comma; but they know the reason&period; Treat everybody equally and people will now embrace the Armed Forces&comma;” he advised&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Army Chief&comma; represented <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thisdaylive&period;com&sol;">Major Gen&period; Ola Oyelade from the Personnel Department&comma;<&sol;a> Nigerian Army&comma; went round the three Senatorial zones of the State with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State&comma; where they held a dialogue with all the stakeholders&comma; including the traditional rulers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;On the entourage was also the General Officer Commanding 82 Division&comma; Nigerian Army&comma; Major Gen&period; Umar Musa&comma; represented by the Garrison Commander&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Without mincing words&comma; the indigenes said they are no longer interested as the recruitment process&comma; postings and promotions in the Armed Forces were against Ndigbo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;