According to Williams, who was former Chief of Defence Operations,
Planning and Training at the Defence Headquarters, Buhari was forced to
work with Tinubu and Atiku in order to realise his presidential ambition
because the political climate did not promote independent candidacy.
The retired major general stated that with Buhari’s legendary
anti-corruption stance, the former military head of state ought not to
be on the same platform with many politicians whom he now associate
with.
He therefore called for an amendment to the constitution to promote the independent candidacy of aspiring political office holders, “so as to give opportunity to incorruptible people like Buhari to serve without being caged.”
While speaking with Daily Trust in Lagos, Williams advised Buhari to avoid working with “party people” if he wins the next presidential elections.
According to him, “Buhari will be frustrated if he allows party
people to dictate to him because Nigerian politicians are not strategic
thinkers and they don’t employ those who can think for them.
“There is need for him to be stubborn if he wins, so as not to allow himself to be ridiculed by corrupt politicians, many of whom he is currently working with.”
He added that: “The retired general has a tough job. What he needs to do first is to take people from outside his political party if he wins. If he allows the party to dictate to him, he is gone.
“The Nigerian constitution allows the president to choose whoever
he likes as ministers, as head of parastatals and all of that; it
doesn’t say that he must choose from within his political party.”
Speaking on the state of the nation, Williams stated that the state of insecurity across the country, especially the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east, would have been over by now if the federal government was up and doing.
He said: “Instead of the government to create a volunteer force
within the communities for civil defence and security, the government
created the civil defence corps just to give some people jobs, and those
ones started quarrelling with the police.
“To combat Boko Haram, the federal government has to work with the community people and traditional rulers. The state governments too have to take up certain responsibilities in curtailing the insurgency. All over the world, terrorism is the most difficult war to fight.
“Court-martialling soldiers who refused to fight Boko Haram because they are not well armed is not the solution”.
Major-General-Ishola-Williams.
He therefore called for an amendment to the constitution to promote the independent candidacy of aspiring political office holders, “so as to give opportunity to incorruptible people like Buhari to serve without being caged.”
While speaking with Daily Trust in Lagos, Williams advised Buhari to avoid working with “party people” if he wins the next presidential elections.
Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
“There is need for him to be stubborn if he wins, so as not to allow himself to be ridiculed by corrupt politicians, many of whom he is currently working with.”
He added that: “The retired general has a tough job. What he needs to do first is to take people from outside his political party if he wins. If he allows the party to dictate to him, he is gone.
Atiku
Abubakar, former military Head of State and chieftain of APC, General
Muhammadu Buhari, National leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and
Mrs Tinubu.
Speaking on the state of the nation, Williams stated that the state of insecurity across the country, especially the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east, would have been over by now if the federal government was up and doing.
Gen. Buhari.
“To combat Boko Haram, the federal government has to work with the community people and traditional rulers. The state governments too have to take up certain responsibilities in curtailing the insurgency. All over the world, terrorism is the most difficult war to fight.
“Court-martialling soldiers who refused to fight Boko Haram because they are not well armed is not the solution”.
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