A Nigerian, Dotun
Oyetunde has donated the sum of N1 million to support the military’s fight
against Boko Haram insurgency in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.
President Goodluck
Jonathan, who received the donation on Tuesday, at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja, ahead of a closed door meeting of the Security Council commended the
gesture and advised that the nation's security forces should be appreciated. He
described the attitude of politicians who politicize the ongoing war against
terror as reckless.
“We must continue to
commend men of the Nigerian armed forces, a nation must honour men of its armed
forces. All the nations that we emulate and build our democracy after do not
insult their military”.
“They must be appreciated
and insulated from politics. I feel bad when leaders rope military into our day
to day political activities. That is reckless. These men stay in the rain while
we are under roofs. They stay awake for us to sleep well,” Jonathan said.
He applauded the support
the military currently enjoys from Nigerians. He appealed to other Nigerians to
emulate Oyetunde and others, who have been donating in cash and kind to members
of the armed forces, advising that such assistance could be routed through the
Chief of Defence Staff, National Security Adviser or the Minister of Defence.
While speaking, Oyetunde
said he and his wife were motivated to make the donation by the plight of
members of the armed forces fighting Boko Haram insurgents.
He expressed surprise
that people are criticising the troops while also seeing Boko Haram as a
political issue, wondering whether the insurgents normally request for party
affiliation before attacking their victims.
The Chief of Defence
Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who introduced Oyetunde informed the
President that other people had donated various items such as drugs, bags of
rice and cartons of instant noodles among others to the military.
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