Mohammed, who spoke to Vanguard in reaction to the defeat of
Jonathan by Buhari in last week’s polls, asked the new president to also work
for the overall best interest of Nigerians instead of meeting the expectations
of certain groups and individuals in the land.
The Second Republic lawmaker from Kano said the call had become
imperative following the shameful action of military men who openly attempted
to subvert Nigeria’s democratic march in the run-up to the 2015 elections.
He recommended that henceforth recruitment into the army should be
strictly based on merit and national quota while major appointments in the
armed forces should follow laid down tradition to prevent generating dissent in
the system.
The Kano-born medical doctor pointed out that Buhari must also be
firm in tackling corruption to pave the way for the development of the vital
sectors of the economy and create jobs for the teeming unemployed in the
country.
Mohammed said: “Given what we have seen in the military lately,
Buhari must move immediately to clear the armed forces of politicians and
ensure that only dedicated officers and men, who are willing to work for the
country, are allowed in the system.
“The president-elect must purge the army of politicians in army
uniforms and further recruitment should henceforth be based on merit and done
in the overall interest of the nation and not made to appease certain
interests, individuals and groups loyal to the government of the day.
Asked if he would withdraw a suit he and four others instituted
against President Jonathan’s participation in the 2015 election since he had
lost, Mohammed said he would pursue the matter to a logical conclusion despite
the defeat of Jonathan by Buhari.
He said the decision to take the case to press further with the case
was to deepen democracy and get a judicial pronouncement on the matter so that
it could help to deepen Nigeria’s democracy in the future.
Mohammed said that matter was not about Jonathan as a person but
to help redefine the intendment of the Nigerian constitution on the matter of
tenure of the president.
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