Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, Shehu Sani has warned military regimes in the Sahel against refusing to organise elections and return power to civilian governments, noting that their greatest threat could eventually come from within the military itself. Sani made the observation in a post on social media... The post Sani Warns Sahel Juntas Against Prolonged Military Rule appeared first on New Telegraph .
Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, Shehu Sani has warned military regimes in the Sahel against refusing to organise elections and return power to civilian governments, noting that their greatest threat could eventually come from within the military itself.
Sani made the observation in a post on social media while reacting to the growing support for military-led governments in the Sahel region.
He said Nigerians had experienced military dictatorships in the past and said that the pattern of military rule remained largely the same regardless of the circumstances surrounding a takeover.
“I read the hundreds of comments of people supporting the military regimes in the Sahel. Well, Nigeria had been through the era of military dictatorships and the rule remains the same,” Sani said.
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He warned that if military juntas refused to organise elections and hand over power, they could face threats from officers within their own ranks, including members of presidential guards and senior military commanders.
“If the Military Junta refused to organise elections and handover, their greatest threat would not come from anyone other than their ‘trusted and loyal’ palace guards and Army Chiefs,” he said.
According to him, history had repeatedly shown that military leaders who seize power through coups could themselves eventually be removed by officers who were previously regarded as trusted and loyal.
“ALL the military rulers in power were once trusted and loyal officers of the men they overthrew,” he added.
His comments come amid renewed debate over military rule in the Sahel, where Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are governed by military authorities following coups in recent years.
