Sentences with phrase «as civilian president»

In his coming as civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, once himself a soldier, and a very key ally of the «international community» literally transferred the offices of Nigeria's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to the Headquarters of the World Bank and the IMF.

The communiqué said, «In his inaugural speech as civilian president of Nigeria on May 29, 2015, the President sent out a message of hope and of his commitment to national integration and cohesion.

Buhari, a former military general, had on May 29, 2015, while being inaugurated as civilian president after defeating Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party promised to carry all sections of the country along in his administration by saying «I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody».

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

Not exact matches

The measures come as President Donald Trump is threatening an imminent military strike against Syria, vowing to respond «forcefully» to Saturday's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians.

«As we honor our brave military men and women this coming Veterans Day, we should continue to extend special opportunities to transition to civilian life after their service is done,» said Mike Bidwell, CEO and President of The Dwyer Group and a U.S. military veteran.

Maya Wiley stepped down from her role as chairwoman of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's independent police oversight agency, to focus on her work at The New School, where she is a professor and senior vice president.

Former President JJ Rawlings described the ghastly murder of a service man by civilians in Denkyira - Obuasi as «an act of cruelty.»

It, therefore, reiterated its full support for the continuation of the civilian transition in Burkina Faso, the reinstatement of the transition institutions and H.E Michel Kafando as Transition President and President of the Faso.

Vice President Joe Biden broke down in tears as President Obama surprised «my brother» with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony yesterday.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Mr. Roch Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his election as the second civilian President of Burkina Faso.

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

Fayose, however, lamented that Obasanjo wasted all the golden opportunities that he had to make this country great, first as a military Head of State and later as a two - term civilian President.

«The President recalls the unique role of the elder statesman in the nation's return to civilian rule in 1999 and trusts that, as a tireless advocate for equity, he will be long remembered and honoured for his dedication to the advancement of his people, especially in the fields of education, social welfare and infrastructure.

And Ronald Reagan chose Dr. Daniel Ruge, a civilian doctor recommended by his father - in - law, as one of his physicians as president.

In an effort to remain succinct, there is also a good hearted American president, a brilliant scientist, the slimy advisor, a few potential love interests and a couple of other random civilians given to us for more dramatic impact — which lands mostly on your ass as you sit for an extra 45 minutes in the theater due to these characters.

Shari Duval — founder and president of K9s for Warriors, which pairs veterans who suffer from PTSD and other wounds of war with rescue dogs who've been specially trained as service dogs to help these veterans function more effectively in civilian life — recounts how concern over profound changes in her son, Brett Simon, after he returned from two tours of duty in Iraq spurred her to launch the organization.

As the spokesman points out, this is an example of a cultural change that started in the military sector and spread to become part of civilian culture (racial desegregation under President Harry Truman may qualify as another exampleAs the spokesman points out, this is an example of a cultural change that started in the military sector and spread to become part of civilian culture (racial desegregation under President Harry Truman may qualify as another exampleas another example).

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