{"id":111713,"date":"2024-02-27T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/we-must-learn-how-to-be-positive-about-nigeria-cds"},"modified":"2024-02-28T01:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:06:37","slug":"we-must-learn-how-to-be-positive-about-nigeria-cds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/we-must-learn-how-to-be-positive-about-nigeria-cds","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We must learn how to be positive about Nigeria\u2019 \u2013 CDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Christopher Musa, has tasked the media with positive representation of Nigeria in their reportage.<\/p>\n<p>The military chief argued that there must be a nation before anyone could even discuss it, wondering why Nigerians often speak evilly about their country.<\/p>\n<p>Musa spoke during a seminar organized by members of the Defence Correspondents Association of Nigeria, with the theme Civil-military relations: non-kinetic efforts of the Nigerian Military in security management, challenges, and prospects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be a nation before you can even discuss it. Sometimes I find it very hard to understand when I hear Nigerians speaking evil about their country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Nigerians must realise that, as Africans, there is power in the words they say, as their utterances could affect the growth of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must learn how to be positive about our country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen other countries. For most nations, it\u2019s not that they don\u2019t have issues, but their citizens don\u2019t put their problems at the forefront like we do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s important that we take ownership of our country. We must wish our country well and our leaders well. When they err, let us call them to question and provide solutions. It\u2019s not always just about negative criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re calling for God to punish your leaders, you\u2019re not helping the growth of your country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe budget of America for this year is over $800 billion for defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at our budgets, convert it to dollars. I\u2019m sure you know, do the math, you know how much we\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n<p>Americans produce what they need. We don\u2019t. We need to buy sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>Even when you have the money, sometimes you don\u2019t get what you need. So you can understand the environment we\u2019re operating in.<\/p>\n<p>Insulting or wishing evil on your country does not mean you\u2019ll get better. Diminishing someone else\u2019s life does not mean yours will prosper.<\/p>\n<p>As a team, we must take ownership of Nigeria to ensure that it develops.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the Director-General of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, NARC, Maj. Gen. Wahab Garba (rtd), called on journalists to be patriotic in their reportage.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe tend to compare what is obtainable in the US and the UK to what is obtainable in Nigeria, forgetting the cultural differences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTune in CNN today, go to the BBC, and you\u2019ll hardly see any reports against what is happening in Ukraine that are detrimental to national interest and national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today in Nigeria, open your TV, look at some channels, and you can easily decipher that this particular channel is against the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so they go to any lengths in saying anything, and that is detrimental to national security and national interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying to cover up what is wrong, but there are ways in which these are done elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there are ethics on both sides. 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