Service Chiefs Have Got To Go – Prof Odinkalu – TheNigerialawyer

Former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof.
Chidi Odinkalu has said that the current Service Chiefs need to go
in order for Nigeria to become better secured.

Odinkalu who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday
Politics, said the security situation in Nigeria has gotten to a
height where keeping the service chiefs is no more tenable.

He argued that there must be some persons who will bear the
consequences of the lapses within Nigeria’s security setup.

“It seems to me that the service chiefs have got to go because
quite clearly they have tried, they have done their best, it is not
good enough.So why don’t we try a new set of service chiefs and see
where they can do something better.

“We have a situation in which Nigerians are killed in thousands
and none of those who run the security agencies that are
responsible for protecting the Nigerians who are being killed has
paid any price or consequence

“There needs to be consequences for non-performance,” Odinkalu
said.

To buttress his point, Prof Odinkalu argued that the new acting
Inspector General of Police is doing better than other service
chiefs.

“You can see for instance, the acting Inspector General of
Police appears to be different, slightly different from his
predecessors.

“He is making an effort, he is communicating with Nigerians
better, he is not giving fake news and numbers where Nigerians need
to hear facts and figures, he is making an effort, he is trying to
take responsibility”.

Odinkalu said Nigerians cannot believe the government over its
promises on security because no one is paying for all the
irregularities.

He argued that Nigerians are not asking for miracles but for
public officers who are going to make a decent effort trying to
turn the country around.

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