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 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.
Oyetunde, while speaking, 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.
This is how we have to see Nigeria as our own. Our military will definitely win this war against those insurgency.
If we see this fight our own than we will defeat it but if we see it as for the president than it will affect all of us. It is better we join hands and support our military in any way.
Victory will come at the end of it of this war and we will live in peace and unity.
More power to your elbow, the battle will be won soon.
Why criticize another person’s concern, some people are funny, i commend the effort of the donor, all hands on deck lets flush out this insurgent bunch.
Keep it up, soon this problem will be a thing of the past.
carry on with courage our military never give up the good fight
It’s not even the amount involved but the motive behind this kind act.
Where are the Dangotes and Adenugas of Nigeria?.
Welldone!
Thank GOD we still have good people.
This shows that there are several ways to support the military.
MAY GOD BLESS THE GIVER.