A prominent traditional ruler in the Southwest, Olowu of Owu Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, has said with the construction of the abandoned bridge linking his community – Owu Kuta with the outside world, Ikoyi-Ede and Osogbo, former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Tukur Buratai has broken the over 100-year-old jinx that negated development and prosperity of the town.

Oba Makama  noted that the ex-chief of Army Staff helped to break the Jericho wall, adding that Kuta people will never forget his gesture in their lifetime, including the coming generations.

“We are eternally grateful to him and the Nigerian Army. If this was to be influenced by a political party, Kuta will continue to give unalloyed support to the party till eternity because the prosperity of the town is tied to that road”, he said.

The monarch, who expressed gratitude to Buratai and the Nigerian Army, disclosed this last Friday during a media chat organised by the Southwest Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP), in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

Narrating how military engineers constructed the abandoned bridge, the chairman council of Owu Oba lauded Gen. Buratai for his patriotism and rare commitment to humanity , stressing that he has never seen a Nigerian as detribalized as the former military chief.

In his words, “Gen. Buratai is a jinx breaker, that’s another genius, highly detrabalized, a reliable and dependable, patriotic citizen of this country. Gen. Buratai is a friend, and a reliable one for that matter.

“My community has an age long agitation, just one single thing. During the old western region , before the colonial era, because we still have some records that are dated back to hundred and something years. Our people have been agitating that there should be a road between Kuta and Ede but there is a barrier – the Osun river, which made that impossible.

” This bridge was started by previous governments, I can remember former President Olusegun Obasanjo being the Balogun of Owu, while in power flew to the town twice and included the bridge in the federal budget, but it got no cash backing.

“Also, former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, my good friend, had the  bridge  in the state’s budget for 8years, the bridge alone is about over N3 billion, but there was no money to construct the bridge.

“But, one day, I was dinning with the ex-Chief of Army Staff, and he asked what do I want him to do for me. I told him, I don’t want anything from him. I told him  there is  only one thing I want him to do for me, and I mentioned the bridge. Eventually, God raised the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai for me.

“That same day he (Buratai) gave approval to construct in case if he leaves office that day and that was the day God smiled on that community that was founded in 1427. Buratai is the angel that God used”, the traditional ruler further narrated.

Oba Makama continued, ” I was away, when my subjects called, that soldiers are everywhere , and that they have gone to the river. When I inquired, I was informed that Gen. Buratai has asked that they should get him estimate of the bridge. No sooner, that we saw heavy equipment been moved to the river. And today, the military engineers have constructed the bridge which has been lying for over 100 years.

“Nobody contributed a dime, no contract was given, it was done by military engineers. We asked for one bridge, they did two . On the day of commissioning, Gen. Buratai led the Army council to Kuta.  He constructed the bridge free of charge, Kuta people will never forget this.

“So, I think my relationship with the military is ordained, it has better off my community, and my relationship with the military will continue, irrespective of any hiccup”, the custodian of culture submitted.

As a result, he, however, said today, all residents of Owu Kuta are seeing the former military chief, Buratai as their god , for breaking a jix of over 100 years .

The monarch, also  canvassed increased allocation of funds to the military to further assist in ongoing fight against insurgents in different parts of the country.

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The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Musa, in the statement explained that the postings which were approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, are a routine exercise intended to reinvigorate the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency.

While wishing all the officers well in their respective appointments, the Chief of Army Staff said that all the postings and appointments take effect from July 20, 2020

According to the statement, Maj. Gen. L. Irabor has been redeployed from Defence Headquarters, Department of Training and Operations to Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, while Maj. Gen. F. Agugo was moved from 6 Division NA Port Harcourt to Headquarters, NA Signal Corps, Apapa, Lagos as Corps Commander Signals.

Also, Maj. Gen. M Mohammed was transferred from Headquarters, NA Signal Corps Apapa, Lagos to Office of the COAS and appointed Special Adviser, NA University, Biu, Borno State, while Maj. Gen. A. Dikko of Administrative Staff College of Nigeria, Badagry, was moved to NA Training Centre, Kontagora.

The redeployments, as contained in the statement also affected Maj. Gen. U. Yakubu who was moved from NA Corps of Artillery Kontagora to Army Headquarters, Abuja.

Chief of Administration, Maj. Gen. B. Sawyer was also moved from AHQ Department of Policy and Plans to NA Armour School Bauchi.

In a related development, this equally led to the transfer of Maj. Gen. I. Uzamere from NA College of Logistics, Lagos, to AHQ Abuja, Department of Logistics as Chief of Logistics (Army).

Others are Col. B. Sarki from Defence Intelligence College to 6 Military Intelligence Brigade as acting Commander; Col. K. Ogunsoya from DHQ to Headquarters, Directorate of Army Public Relations; Chief of Staff, Col. T. Antigha from Headquarters, Multinational Joint Task Force, Ndjamena, to Defence Headquarters as acting Executive Director, Armed Forces Radio.

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