Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday said a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Dialogue, Col. Tony Nyiam (rtd.), lacked decorum required of a former senior military officer. In a statement titled, Rejoinder to Tony Nyiams misplaced outburst, and issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria, the governor said the committee members explanation for his disruption of the session in Benin was lame and odious. Nyiam had on Monday attempted to shout the governor down when the panel visited Benin to explain its terms of reference. He had explained that he had to intervene when it appeared that the governor was talking down on members of the audience. However, Oshiomhole said Nyiam fully exposed his hand as an unbiased member of a committee which should be above political, ethnic and indeed other sentiments. He stated, We wonder when Col Nyiam became the President’s spokesman as to want to drag the President’s name into his shameful act. We are however not surprised, going by his antecedents, the Benin incident was just another manifestation of Nyiam’s lack of respect for constituted authority and his love for disunity. Even as an officer in a such a disciplined profession as the Nigerian Army, Nyiam stood out like sore thumb and his naked ambition for power led to the death of many officers and men who owned up and faced the sentence for their treason. But where was Nyiam? He took to his heels rather than face the consequences of his action, like all cowards do.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:47:54 +0000
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