Abuja, Nigeria – E no go believe wetin happen for Tuesday, wey Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, sharply clash with naval officer A. Yerima. Na land matter wey dem dey argue over, and you fit guess say na serious matter wey don vex many people, especially for the military side.
As e be, former military generals don show demself no be small. Dem dey vex say this kind wahala fit spoil wetin dem dey call chain of command. Na wetin dem fit get respect for military. How a minister go just waka confront officer like say na street fight? (Somebody go tell Wike say e no dey street na Abuja, this one no be Ajegunle).
Mohammed Badaru, the Minister of Defence, don talk say dem go investigate the matter. E tell everybody say dem go protect their officers wey dey perform wetin dem suppose do. “We no go allow anything to happen to our officers wey dey do dem work well,” Badaru yarn. Na code wey dem dey follow, you know.
Wike don accuse the retired Vice Admiral Zubairu Gambo say e take land wey no belong to am. Video wey show Wike dey shout for Yerima don circulate for social media, and e be like say people dey enjoy am. (How come confrontation dey be like movie trailer?)
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai don call Wike make e go talk ‘sorry’ to President Bola Tinubu, the Armed Forces, and that officer wey e confront. Buratai no wan hear say military officer dey catch wahala for public like this. Na public disgrace hin dey talk about. E go better make everybody dey play dem level game make nobody feel say dem no fit respect military.
Brig Gen. Peter Aro don use the matter show how democracy dey work, or how e no suppose work. According to am, land matter fit vex person, but make e dey follow the right channel. No be fight for public o. If Wike dey ask question on land, no be to pursue military officer for road make dem shout. (As e don turn show like this, e no go sweet for Wike and hin cabal, no be so dem dey plan am).
Wike’s aide don talk say the matter fit be land scam. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant, dey talk say the land don dey there since 2007. E no for house go just scatter am. The former company wey get am, Santos Estate Limited, still dey fight to change the land use, but dem reject the proposal. How come person dey try use military muscles on top land wey e no suppose dey?
Sunny day at the military base as all these tin dey happen. Many pipo don talk say Wike dey use hin position bad—how e go just enter land wey dem dey guard for military like say na hin own? Dis matter fit affect how civilian military relationship dey work, and the implications fit reach everywhere (you no go want put salt for the wound).
A lawyer wey dey follow the case, Pelumi Olajengbesi, don talk say na serious matter. If military de work, civilian no suppose dey challenge their authority. E sure for am say the minister fit get problems if him no take am easy. Dem fit carry am go court or even face probe. As e be, the Constitution fit no spare any minister wey dey misbehave—na serious wahala to dey find trouble where you for no suppose find am.
But na so e take be, my padi. Dis matter no bi small one. The truth wey dey follow this kind clash go determine how wahala like dis fit end. E get as e fit be for FCT. Make everybody watch closely, carry dem game the right way. If no be so, e fit turn to bad drama. Omo Naija, no bi today!
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