The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the diversion of money meant for procuring arms for Nigeria soldiers to fight insurgency as a monumental scandal.
The Governor stated this at the 2016 Armed Forces Remembrance Day and laying of wreath in honour of fallen Soldiers held at the State House of Assembly in Osogbo.
Aregbesola recommended that a fresh inquiry be set up to ensure that justice was done to soldiers sentenced to death.
He said, "It is even a monumental scandal of unimaginable proportion that funds meant for procuring arms for soldiers are shared among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) without the least compunction.
"Considering the circumstances of this unusual event, it is pertinent that a fresh inquiry be set up so that justice will be given to all those involved and our gallant soldiers will not be punished unjustly."
On the roles of soldiers in the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections in 2014 which the committee set up by Military has submitted its report, Aregbesola said that the deployment of soldiers was avoidable.
"The military high command also set up an inquiry into the roles soldiers played in the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections of 2014. The committee has submitted its report and made recommendations.
"As a victim of the reckless deployment of soldiers in those elections, I will say it was an avoidable deployment of soldiers for a civilian duty and for which there was no threat beyond the capability of the police and other security agencies," he added.
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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