Buhari To Punch: Yes, I Am A General

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday expressed indifference to the decision of The Punch to henceforth address him as a general saying it is a rank he earned.

Punch had in reference to perceived failure of the administration not to heed the rule of law resolved on Wednesday to address Buhari as a major-general and his government as a regime.

Responding in a statement presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina in a statement said the decision of the newspaper was another evidence of press freedom in the country.

Chief Adesina in the statement titled, “Another Testimony to Press Freedom

 “A newspaper says it will henceforth address President Muhammadu Buhari by his military rank of Major General.

“Nothing untoward in it. It is a rank the President attained by dint of hard work before he retired from the Nigerian Army. And today, constitutionally, he is also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

“All over the world, just as in our country, a large number of retired military officers are now democrats. It does not make those who did not pass through military service better than them.

“Rather than being pejorative, addressing President Buhari by his military rank is another testimony to free speech and freedom of the press, which this administration (or regime, if anyone prefers: it is a matter of semantics) has pledged to uphold and preserve.”

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