Military officers sacked by Obasanjo was done after taking oath of office. Military officers sacked by was done on June 1999 when he was the president of Nigeria. Olusegun Obasanjo retired over one hundred military and police officers. Military officers sacked are by Obasanjo are those that held political offices since 1985 till May 28, 1999. They consisted of military (and police officers) who are former military state governors, former ministers and chairmen of board of governors who were military men.
According to President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke person, Doyin Okupe “The retirements are in keeping with the pledge made by the president in his inaugural speech on May 29,1999 to initiate a far reaching measures that will ensure that the permanent subordination of the military to civil authority and ensure that the Nigerian Armed Forces regain their pride and professionalism” He said further, the retirement do not indict or cast aspersions on the integrity of the retired military and police officers. Rather it should be seen as some of the sacrifices that had to be made to guarantee the survival of democracy in Nigeria.
“To achieve a clean break from the years of military incursion into politics which have been an unmitigated disaster for the nation and discourage any into the polity by men of the Armed Forces”.
So far this article has focused briefly military officers sacked by Obasanjo and why they were retired by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.
In the next section, I’ll be dealing with the list of the military officers sacked by Obasanjo.
These are the List of Military and Police Officers Retired by President Olusegun Obasanjo
Major General
1. Major General S. O. G. Ango
Former Comptroller General of Nigeria
Customs Service.
2. Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi
He is Nigeria present Minister of Defence.
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Brigadier General
3. Brigadier General Yakubu Mua’zu
4. Brigadier General Abu Ali
5. Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu
6. Brigadier General Muhammed Manna
7. Brigadier General Muhammed Buba Marwa
8. Brigadier General Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Former Civilian Governor of Osun state.
9. Brigadier General Cletus K. Komein
10. Brigadier General Dominic O. Oneya
11. Brigadier General Bassey Asuquo
12. Brigadier General Chinyere I. Nwosu
13. Brigadier General Salihu T. Bello
Colonel
14. Colonel Dauda Musa Komo
15. Colonel Umar Farouk Ahmed
16. Colonel Jubril Bala Yakubu
17. Colonel Rasheed Shekoni
18. Colonel Theophilus O. Bamigboye
19. Colonel Augustine Ifeanyi Aniebo
20. Colonel Habibi Idris Shuaibu
21. Colonel Bzigu Lassa Afakriya
22. Colonel Paul Uzoama Omeruo
23. Colonel John I. Ubah
24. Colonel Mike E. Attah
25. Colonel Bala Muhammed Mande
26. Colonel Musa Sheikh Shehu
27. Colonel Musa Muhammed
28. Colonel Muhammed Inuwa Bawa
29. Colonel Peter Asum Ogar
30. Colonel Moses Fasanya
31. Colonel Ahmed Usman
32. Colonel Lucky Mike Torey
33. Colonel Sule M. Ahman
34. Colonel Yohanna Dickson
35. Colonel Daniel Akintode
36. Colonel Aina Joseph Awoniyi
37. Colonel Tanko Zubairu
Lietenant Colonel
38. Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Sidiq Zakari Maimalari
39. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Iorshagher Akaagerger
40. Lieutenant Colonel Ahmadu G. Hussaini
41. Lieutenant Colo
nel Anthony Obi
42. Lieutenant Colonel Paul Edor Obi
43. Lieutenant Colonel David John Dung
Navy Commodore
44. Navy Commodore Emmanuel Acholonu
45. Navy Commodore Walter Feghabo
46. Navy Commodore Kayode Olofin-Moyin
47. Navy Commodore Temi Ejoor
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Navy Captain
48. Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji
49. Navy Captain Musbau Atanda Yusuf
50. Navy Captain Joe A. Kalu-Igboama
51. Navy Captain Benson Adewumi Agbaje
52. Navy Captain Anthony Ibe Onyearugbulum
53. Navy Captain Christopher Osondu
54. Navy Captain Anthony Udofia
55. Navy Captain Ominiyi Caleb Olubolade
56. Navy Captain Oladipo Philip Ayeni
Air Commodore
57. Air Commodore Ibrahim Dada
58. Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas
Group Captain
59. Group Captain Rafiu Garba
60. Group Captain Joshua O. Obafemi
61. Group Captain John Ibiwari Ben
62. Group Captain Eyepeiyah John Ebiye
63. Group Captain Baba Adamu Iyam
64. Group Captain Baba Adamu Iyam
65. Group Captain Sam Ewang
Wing Commander
66. Wing Commander Abdul Adamu Mshelia
67. Wing Commander James Yana Kalau
68. Wing Commander Lawal Ningi Haruna
69. Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim
Assistant General of Police
70. Assistant Inspector of General (AIG) Simeon Olasunkan Oduoye
He was a former Senator from Osun State.
71. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Dayo Aliyu
72. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Amen Edore Oyakhire
Commissioner of Police
73. Commissioner of Police Mustapha Ismail
74. Commissioner of Police Habu Daura
75. Major General Patrick Aziza
Okupe said although Obasanjo administration “appreciate that most of the the affected officers had political appointments thrust on them as routine military postings, it must be made clear that such postings, it must be made that such postings in the future put the careers of officers in jeopardy”. In the future, all officers of our armed forces must recognize that the ultimate reward for taking part or benefiting from coups will be premature or forced retirement from service in the minimum” Okepe warned.
He continued, by saying that the move to retire the officers was to “achieve clean break from the years of military incursion into politics that have been an unmitigated disaster for the nation and to discourage any future foray into the polity by the men of the Armed Forces”
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ishaya Bamayi also urged the Federal Government to Flush out “ambitious officers” if democracy is to survive in Nigeria. On the contrary, former Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Jibril Ayinla disagreed. To him “there is nothing wrong in allowing wrong in allowing officers to stay behind in the military. Their experiences could be of immense use to the new administration”.
REFERENCES
I have no regret retiring politically exposed military officers – Obasanjo
www.ipsnews.net/1999/06/politics-nigeria-president-obasanjo-cleans-up-the-military/
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