Why i could not go back to school - Buhari...

Why I could not go back to school –
Buhari

- President Muhammadu Buhari has given reasons why
he did not continue with his education as a military
officer
- The president said during his days in the military,
they were occupied with coups, counter-coups and
war
- He encouraged military officers to endeavour to
continue with their education especially during times
of peace and stability
The president said he was occupied with war, coups and
counter-coups as a military officer.

The president Muhammadu Buhari has given
insights into his inability to continue with his
education during his days as a military officer.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, December
14, by the senior special assitatnt on media and
publicity to the president Femi Adesina, military
officers back in the days were preoccupied with
war, coups and counter-coups.

The statement was given during the decoration of
President Buhari’s Aide-De-Camp colonel
Mohammed Abubakar and the Commander of
the Presidential Air Fleet, Air-Vice Marshal Sadiq
Kaita, with their new ranks at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja.

President Buhari was quoted saying: “I am happy
with the intellectual approach of the military. In our time,
there was no time for academic pursuit. It was all about
war, coups and counter-coups.”
President Buhari said modern military required
superiority of intellect and imagination to
achieve victory in warfare.
Impressed with the qualifications of the newly
decorated officers Buhari urged all officers to
ensure the translation of academic achievements
to performance in the field and other places of
assignment.
He urged military officers to make good use of
times peace and stability pursue their intellectual
transformation.

This he said should go side-by-side with
hardware transformation of modern armies.
He encouraged the officers to read History,
irrespective of their academic backgrounds.
He also said History is an key prerequisite for
strategic learning and success in the military.
Congratulating the newly promoted senior
officer, the president urged them to always be
mindful of the welfare of those placed under
their command.
The newly promoted officers had served Nigeria
in various peace keeping missions abroad.
Buhari's emergence as president has faced
various challenges including the controversy
surrounding his Senior Secondary School
Certificate (SSCE).