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The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa on Wednesday said the military met all the requirements and passed through all the processes in respect of the recent visa application to the Canadian High Commission.
Musa made this known in Abuja when he received the Armed Forces of Nigeria Contingent who won medals at the just concluded Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada.
He said that most people who made comments against Nigeria’s participation in the sporting event spoke from the point of ignorance.
“On the issue of the denial of the visa, we must not travel abroad. Nigeria is good enough for all of us.
“We had an agreement, we were invited, a programme was sent, we followed our requirements and the process.
“Everybody knows members of the Armed Forces will never take shortcuts. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, the NSA and everybody is aware of this journey and we followed the process.
“But for reasons best known to them, the team captain did not go, the medical doctor was not there, the physiotherapist did not go.
“All those that were important for the team were not given visas. The question is why?
“Well, I’m happy that the Federal Government is also looking that aspect,’’ he said.
In other news, President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, issued an order for the immediate termination of all U.S. attorneys who had been appointed under Joe Biden. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump criticized the Department of Justice, accusing it of unprecedented politicization over the past four years and insisting that a complete restructuring was necessary.
“Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining ‘Biden Era’ U.S. Attorneys.
“We must ‘clean house’ IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System – THAT BEGINS TODAY!” he said.
According to The Eastern Updates, it is a well-established norm in the U.S. for an incoming president to dismiss and replace federal prosecutors, known as U.S. attorneys, who were appointed under the prior administration.
