- President Bola Tinubu has reportedly given the go-ahead for the establishment of a new Depot Nigerian Army in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi state
- This was disclosed by Major General Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, during the passing out parade of the 89 Regular Intake of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Saturday, December 13
- The establishment of a new Depot Nigerian Army will increase the number to three after two, located in Kaduna and Osogbo, have existed for decades
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly approved the establishment of a new Depot Nigerian Army in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.
Major General Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff, disclosed the development in a video shared by Dada Olusegun, the special assistant to President Tinubu on social media.
Photo Credit: @officialABAT
Source: Twitter
How many Depot Nigeria Army existed?
According to the presidential aide, the development has increased the number of depots in Nigeria to three. For decades, only two have existed, which are in Kaduna, Osogbo and Abakaliki.
Major General Shaibu spoke at the passing out parade of the 89 Regular Intake of the Nigerian Army at the Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, Kaduna State on Saturday, December 13, following the completion of their six months of intensive training.
The army boss then urged the 3,439 newly trained recruits of the Nigerian Army to exercise the highest level of discipline, loyalty and professionalism as they were officially members of the force.
Nigerians react to establishment of new depot
The video, which was shared by the presidential aide, has started generating reactions from some Nigerians. Below are some of their reactions:
Ansem Edet commended President Tinubu:
“I don’t know what people think restructuring is, but Bola Tinubu is slowly doing it; the bomb will come with the 6th constitutional alteration. If I were Tinubu, I would pay influencers to talk about it every day because all the answers are in there.”
Joe Best said this should have been done since 1999:
“These are some important decisions Obasanjo ought to have made, but fear of those northerners will not allow him, instead of writing useless letters. God will continue to bless JAGABAN of the universe. I’m so PROUD of You.”
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Source: Twitter
Pearly Whitegem tweeted:
“If Tinubu continues like this, then we may consider begging Obi to allow him go for his 2nd term. Once you are fair to us in our shared heritage, we will have no other option than to support your leadership.”
Saint German said he has begun to love Tinubu:
“Can’t lie, Tinubu is starting to grow on me and to think I really disliked him initially.”
Low_Budget posited that Ebonyi is enjoying Southeast benefits:
“Ebonyi tends to enjoy south east benefits, since their leaders has proven that they are Nigerians and not Biafra.”
See the video here:
Bandits attack: FG denies shutting down schools
Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government has denounced the report that it has ordered the closure of schools nationwide.
The denial was made in a statement by the Ministry of Education on Saturday, November 24.
According to the ministry, the statement did not originate from the government and urged Nigerians to only follow official reports from the appropriate authority.
Source: Legit.ng
