Speaking on Thursday through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, President Goodluck Jonathan denied saying that Nigeria's ex-service chiefs were relieved of their duties because of "unhealthy competition".
The President also denied saying that the said rivalry was to blame for the recent security breaches in Adamawa State and other parts of Nigeria.
Mr. Abati accused the media of choosing to deliberately misrepresent the President's call for greater synergy and inter-service cooperation in the war against terrorism.
As Commander-in-Chief of the nation's Armed Forces, President Jonathan would not have made his discontent with the former service chiefs public.
According to Mr. Abati, the President had praisesed the manner in which the outgoing service chiefs did their job; moreover, such changes are routine and in the interest of the growth and well-being of the Armed Services.
"Reports in the media yesterday [Wednesday] which claimed that President Jonathan said during his visit to Yola on Tuesday that he 'fired' former service chiefs because of 'unhealthy competition' among them are untrue and misleading," the statement read, in part.
"It appears that for reasons of mischief and reckless sensationalism, a section of the media deliberately chose to misrepresent the President's innocuous and clear call for greater synergy and inter-service cooperation in the war against terrorism.
"President Jonathan did not at anytime during his remarks in Yola say that the former chiefs were guilty of undue rivalry, nor did he say, as claimed by some newspapers, that such unhealthy rivalry was responsible for recent security breaches in Adamawa and other parts of the country."
Source: Punch Nigeria
Source: Naij.com news
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