According to him, General Obasanjo did the same thing. He was referred to as Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.“There is nothing wrong in that.
In the real sense of it, he remains a General. However, when you become an elected President, you cannot continue to be addressed as a General in a democracy.
We cannot have a General in a democracy.“Even his (Buhari) ADC, under the constitution, shall be a police officer not below the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police. Section 419 of the Police Act states this.
“The parade of the military as ADC by Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan is not part of our constitution.”His wishes must be respected Ubani, ex-NBA bossAlso arguing in support of Mr. Falana, former Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch, Mr. Monday Ubani said:
“What Buhari did is right.“If you are filling a form and you are requested to put your name as you want to be addressed, you may decide not to answer Barrister Ubani, but just Ubani or M. O. Ubani.
“What the President-elect wants is uniformity in addressing him as President Muhammadu Buhari, not Alhaji, or General. So, as somebody who wants to operate under a democratic dispensation, he decided to put aside all the military toga.
