Recruit Govs, Senators To Fight Boko Haram, Nigerians Reply Ndume On 8,000 Army Jobs

Angry reactions have trailed a statement credited to the Senate committee chairman on army, Senator Ali Ndume, on the planned recruitment of 8,000 Nigerian youths into the army.

Ndume had said the number of soldiers were needed to boost the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the North, but THE WHISTLER readers who reacted to the story on Facebook have tackled the senator on the statement

Ndume had said, “…instead of the normal recruitment of 4,000 or 6,000 soldiers at a time, we have asked them (military) to recruit about 8,000 soldiers.”

But the Senator’s statement did not go down well with some Nigerians, who accused the government of enlisting more youths into the army so they could get killed by the insurgents instead of acquiring advanced equipment to enable the military combat the terrorists.

The angry citizens suggested that rather than recruit more youths into the army, public office holders like governors and senators should be engaged to fight the war on insurgency. Below are some of the reactions:

Enuamaka Nwadiashi: “Oya o make una recruit governors, senators and ministers children o!”

Boska Obinna: “Let every senator, federal House of Rep member, presidency and her cabinet members give 2 of their children for this great fight.”

Hon Eghosa Ugiagbe: “Your children should be among those to be recruited. What happened to CBN, NNPC, NPDC? Can’t ordinary man in the street work there. Useless  and clueless Government”

Godspower Egweh: “It’s not just recruitment, but there’s the issue of weaponry. Will you give them the required weapons to prosecute the war as well as also giving the boys the needed strategic intelligent report to win? It’s not just gathering people’s children to be butchered by these heartless Islamists.”

Taiwo Oyerinde: “They should restrict their form sales within the north because no right thinking southerners will ever apply for the recruitment. Southerners cannot be made sacrificial lamb to pleases the northerners. We are wise and sensible to know what is good for us.”

Wasiu Moshuud: “Recruit your fellow senators and reps too, so that you people can win against insurgency, awon wèré”

Isaac Manan: “It’s not all about adding more [to the] army, but adding more and advanced equipment is what should be done.”

Kamai Happy: “Recruit your children and family members…if possible, your village people. nonsense.”

Philip Otah: “Now [that it] is Army recruitment they will Announce it. But if it’s NNPC, CBN, NNPC, NPDC, nobody knows how the recruitment goes.”

Chukwugozie Udeh: “My fellow youth please don’t apply, it is an evil plan to reduce the number of youth o.”

Ransome Hansome: “The day any of my family will go that recruitment eh.. I will disconnect him with immediate effect.”

Marshall Osondu David: “Good charity begins at home…use quota system, it will work here. We saw how you people shared police promotion, then use the same formula in recruiting the soldiers. I rest my case gbam”

Silver Mouth: “Your sons should join the suicide mission…playing hide and seek with other people lives.”

Kings Amasor: “They should make it compulsory for every politician and public office holder to present their children for the Army recruitment, at least let them show by example.”