Politicians trying to use military to influence 2023 polls – CDS Irabor

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has raised alarm that the Nigerian military is currently being constrained to subvert the outcomes of the 2023 general elections.

The defence chief made this disclosure Thursday at a Ministerial Media briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

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He, however, gave assurance that the military would not under any guise be partisan remain neutral before, during and after the poll.

Irabor also noted Military would not hesitate in assisting the police and other security establishments in ensuring seamless elections.

According to him, officers of the armed forces would maintain high-level of neutrality as it is doing everything possible to enforce strict adherence to the directive of the President Muhammadu Buhari to eschew political sentiments in the forthcoming general elections.

Irabor added that his “personnel are being trained to be more professional even as the rules of engagement have been codified for distribution before, during and after the elections.”

He also revealed that the military’s major strides in ensuring security in the country, such as increased recruitment into the military, the combating of insurgency and banditry, and the reduction of oil theft were hallmarks of his tenure.