The former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau has
declared that he is not desperate to take up any political appointments in the
country, just as he denied contesting for the office of the National Security
Adviser (NSA) reports ITRealms.
Gen Dambazzau, made this disclosure on Thursday, saying he
is not desperate to hold any political position, and denied rumour that he
was in the race for the National
Security Adviser (NSA); a position which was given to retired Major General
Babagana Monguno, on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari.
"What race? There was no race for the office of
National Security Adviser (NSA). And if there was one, I was not a contestant.
For very good reasons, people may have their expectations, but that should not
be translated as mine. Of course I will be glad to work for the President if he
assigned me any task or appoints me in any capacity he feels I can contribute
towards the success of the government. This is especially because I was the CPC
Chairman of the Security Committee in 2011 and he personally appointed me and
also in 2015 as Director, Intelligence and Security of the APC Presidential
Campaign Council."
"At any rate the President has the prerogative to
appoint any person of his choice to any of the available positions, but in the
final analysis it is God that determines who becomes what. My prayer therefore
is for the Almighty God to guide President Muhammadu Buhari in this very
important task of nation-building He has given him."
Dambazzau stressed that his relationship with Mr. President
does not hinge on political appointment, so whether or not Buhari assigns him a
particular office, he had resolved to support the President and ensure he succeeds.
“He is a person I highly respect and I am ready to support
him throughout his tenure. I am not doing him a person favour, but I consider
it as a duty to contribute in fixing Nigeria. I have immensely benefited from
Nigeria after reaching the peak of my career as a General and commanded the
army, and acquired the highest educational qualification (PhD), it is only
reasonable to consider this opportunity as a payback time," he said,
warning that some elements are desperate to soil his name.
Over the year, Dambazzau pointed out he has built a very
good reputation both home and abroad, and doubt very much if anyone could
easily destroy it.
Such people, he said, should not see him as an obstacle to
their ambition, emphasizing that power and wealth belong to God and He gives to
whomever He wishes at the time He wishes.
ITRealms recalls that before he retired from the army as the
17th Chief of Army Staff, in 2010, he was the General Officer Commanding (GOC),
2 Division, Ibadan. Before then he was the Chief of Army Standards and
Evaluation; a Directing Staff and Director, Higher Military Organization and
Operations at the then National War College; Principal General Staff Officer
(PGSO) to the Hon Minister, Ministry of Defence; Chief Instructor, Support
Weapons Wing, Nigeria Army School of Infantry; Academy Registrar, Nigeria
Defence Academy (NDA); Commander, Provost Groups of 3 Division and 1 Division,
respectively.
As a young officer, he served as ADC to the Chief of Army
Staff and special Investigator, Special Investigation Bureau of the Military
Police. Outside the military, he was a part time lecturer in Criminology in the
Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University for about four years. In the last five
years since his retirement, General Dambazau has been engaged in business as
security consultant and estate development. He is also the Founder and
Chairman, Foundation for Victims of Child Abuse (VCAF).
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