Why We Won’t Apply To Join Nigerian Army Despite Ongoing Recruitment

Why We Won’t Apply To Join Nigerian Army Despite Ongoing Recruitment —Eligible Nigerians

Some young Nigerians have explained the reasons why they will never join the Nigerian Army.

The Army as well as the Nigerian Air Force recently called on Nigerians to enrol for their recruitment exercises.

SaharaReporters Media

Bashir Ahmad, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, had in a Twitter post on Monday said Nigerians who
who possess a minimum of secondary school leaving certificate can apply for the army’s exercise.

But in interviews with SaharaReporters, a cross-section of secondary school leavers said they would rather pursue another career, citing the risks involved and lack of adequate equipment to fight enemies, particularly insurgents.

Ebuka Emmanuel, a secondary school leaver, said: “I won’t join the army because looking at the soldiers, they are not well equipped to face the enemy. They don’t pay them well and then there is stress involved. They keep deploying someone from state to state. Being in the army also makes one the enemy of some ‘street boys.’”

Also speaking, Ekenne, another secondary school leaving certificate holder, said: “Soldiers face lots of risks
For me, I don’t want to join the army because there is a lot of risks there. I have other dreams, many other important things in my life than that. It’s something that can take one’s life at any time. I don’t want to join.”

On his part, Charles Njoku, said: “It’s not my calling. Army! There’s something we refer to as ‘calling’. Being in the army is not my calling, my calling is in other stuff. If I join the army now, only God knows what will happen, I might die soon. I know they might be making good money, taking care of their families and all but I don’t want to join.”

In the same vein, Eniola Anthony, a female secondary school leaver, said: “I’m going to further my studies. No, I wouldn’t want to enrol in the Nigerian army because I don’t like the profession. I’m going to university to take a course in education. I don’t like the sight and sound of guns. Irrespective of how much people are being paid, I don’t like the job. Nigerian Army is not for someone like me.”

Just like others, Rejoice Okolo, said “I wouldn’t want to join the army, I love the teaching profession and I will rather be in the classroom than on the front. Joining the army is like a waste of time for me, it is also stressful. I don’t want to be in the army whether in Nigeria or abroad, even if they will pay me well, I don’t want to. I choose academic work over military work.

“I am also a patriot by contributing positively to the education sector. I want to be a professor, be in the academia, and be fulfilled.”

Toeing the same line, Peculiar Iyalode said: “I don’t want to do that kind of job, I do not dream of becoming a soldier. The job is stressful, I am scared of guns. I am going to the higher institution instead.”

According to Anu Ojo, her parents will never allow her to join the army.

She said such a plan would also affect her plans.

“My Parents Will Never Approve of it. No, I can’t join the army, not in Nigeria, I would rather go to a higher institution to further my studies than join the army. Even my parents will not allow me to join the army. I have other dreams and aspirations. Being in the army will destroy my plan. Well, it is a matter of choice but for me, I can’t join.”

Hassan Oluwatimileyin, however, took a contrary stance, stating that she would not mind joining the army.

She, however, said that would be determined by how easy the recruitment process is.

“Yes, I would like to join. If they make the entry process easier. I began to have a strong passion for a military career when I fully understood the difference between right and wrong but, their entry process is not encouraging,” she said.

“There are lots of things to do to complete the required demands. This discouraged me. I had to change my plan.”

Military

News

AddThis

Featured Image

Original Author

SaharaReporters, New York

Disable advertisements

from 24HRSNEWS
via 24HRSNEWS

from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3dlMxQf
via EDUPEDIA

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P...

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :...

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja. Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi...

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog