Nigerians React As Buratai Receives Award As Most Outstanding Chief Of Army Staff

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has been honoured as the “Most Outstanding Chief of Army Staff” by a News magazine company.

According to the media Bruatai was singled out for his dogged, brave and fearless approach in containing banditry, terrorism, and insurgency in  Nigeria.

At a ceremony held at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, on Wednesday, the platform, however, urged the COAS to sustain the momentum.

The Army Chief was represented at the event by Brig Gen T. O. Olowomeye who received the awards on behalf of the COAS and the Nigerian Army.

The event was attended by personalities from different walks of life including the Governor of Nasarawa State, ably represented by the Director Strategic Communication and Press Affairs, Alhaji Yakubu Lamai.

Others present include representatives of Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture and Ministry of State for Petroleum Resources, COPP, Brig-Gen PO Ilodibia among others.

However, this new award has generated several reactions from several Nigerian on twitter.

Many Nigerian slammed the COAS and the media platform who honoured him with the award. here is the reaction as follows.

Foolish…..irony…..see army general belle……I doubt if this one know route to where insurgence de happen 🚶🚶🚶🙄🙄🙄🙄

— emitchell (@Emitchell4luv) February 27, 2020

 

You, the camera men, the AC, everybody in attendance, the award and all in between you're all mad

— Hannah Rachel (@hannahmuktar) February 27, 2020

https://twitter.com/ELBINAWI/status/1232932669140471808?s=20

 

Outstanding my foot! Paid award!. Madness… Someone dt shud cover his eyes n bury his head in shame!

— drdaveobafemi (@DavidObafemi7) February 27, 2020

Beneficiaries can only be those in charged of financial expenses. Is there anyone other than the military high command?

— Godswill4Ever (@godswillefe75) February 27, 2020

 

I now believe by the APC saying that it's those who are benefiting from the Boko Haram that are calling for the resignation of the service chiefs.

— Kabiru Usman Misali (@KabiruMisali) February 27, 2020

https://twitter.com/MariAnthony2020/status/1232976230686896128?s=20