The Nigerian Military has mentioned troopers and different personnel are free to resign from the service in accordance with laid down procedures as contained within the Harmonized Phrases and Circumstances of Service.
That is because the Military refuted claims of mass resignations as a result of systemic corruption, insufficient welfare, low morale, and different associated points.
In a press release on Sunday, the Director of Military Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, described the allegations as deceptive and a deliberate try and trigger disaffection within the service.
He mentioned, “The current publication in some media platforms, alleging mass resignation of Nigerian Military troopers over corruption, low morale and the like is just not solely deceptive but additionally a deliberate try to stitch the seeds of disaffection and acrimony, in addition to denigrate the patriotic service of personnel and fame of the Nigerian Military.
“Consequently, it’s essential to make clear that service within the Nigerian Military, like most militaries the world over, is voluntary and never conscriptive.
“This, due to this fact, offers that people are free and at liberty to disengage at will. The state of affairs is similar because the Nigerian Military. Personnel are at liberty to disengage once in a while in accordance with procedures as contained within the Harmonized Phrases and Circumstances of Service (Officers/Troopers). “
Onyema famous that discharge from the service is routine, including that solely in an unorganized military would the discharge of personnel be haphazardly dealt with.
He mentioned, “Discharge from the Nigerian Military is routine and in keeping with laid down procedures. Solely in an unorganised military would the discharge of personnel be dealt with haphazardly; therefore, the compilation and launch of names routinely, as will need to have been noticed within the case of the Nigerian Military through the years.
“This course of permits for personnel who’re about to both mandatorily or voluntarily disengage to adequately put together and course of entitlements, emoluments, pensions, and gratuity for the interval of service to the nation. “
Onyema mentioned causes given by personnel are confidential, which vary from medical, neighborhood companies, and pursuit of different professions, amongst others.
He mentioned, “Within the occasion cited within the hasty and haphazardly compiled report, due diligence was not taken to determine causes for the discharge of the personnel, apart from the spurious allegation of low morale and corruption. Whereas causes for the discharge of personnel are confidential, they vary from voluntary disengagement, medical grounds, the pursuit of different professions of curiosity and endeavours, and neighborhood service, amongst others.
“The notion that troopers are resigning en masse as a result of welfare points is a gross misrepresentation of actuality and definitely not the true image. As a substitute, Nigerian Military recruitments are extremely aggressive and even oversubscribed.”
Onyema said that opposite to the insinuations within the report, Nigerian Military personnel are extremely motivated, and their welfare is a prime precedence beneath the management of the Chief of Military Employees, Lieutenant Common Taoreed Lagbaja.
“Suffice to state that inside one yr of the present management, important strides have been made to enhance the requirements of residing and the general well-being of personnel and their households. A main instance is the Inexpensive Housing Choice for All Troopers Scheme, aka AHOOAS, which has been launched throughout the nation, permitting personnel to decide on the place to stay and personal respectable post-service lodging.
“This initiative underscores the Nigerian Military’s dedication to making sure that personnel take pleasure in dignified post-service life.
“Moreover, the NA is at present enterprise large rehabilitation of present and building of recent infrastructure throughout Nigerian Military formations, items, and barracks within the nation to make sure a conducive working and residing environment for troops and their households,” he added.
He additionally mentioned allowances had been usually paid as at when due for troopers deployed in operational theatres.
Onyema added, “That is except for the common free airlifting of troops continuing on leaves and passes, in addition to free medical evacuation of injured troops for each native and overseas therapies.
“Army hospitals and medical centres are receiving the identical remodelling and upgrading of apparatus for environment friendly service supply to personnel and their households.
“These are along with fight enablers injected into all theatres of operations throughout the nation to reinforce troops’ operational effectiveness and guarantee enough pressure safety. Personnel capability growth can be receiving enough consideration, as each officers and troopers are engaged usually in coaching actions to construct their capabilities in consonance with world finest practices.
“In mild of those phenomenal efforts, one can not however assert that the management of the NA has continued to steadily and persistently stroll the discuss, as pledged within the COAS Command philosophy to “Rework the Nigerian Military right into a well-trained, geared up and extremely motivated pressure in direction of attaining our constitutional duties inside a joint setting”.
He, due to this fact, mentioned the allegation of widespread resignation as a result of poor welfare is just not solely unfounded but additionally irrational.
“The Nigerian Military stays steadfast in its dedication to the welfare of its personnel. It’s, nonetheless, appalling to witness concerted makes an attempt to distort the reality for sensationalism within the media,” the assertion added.