Why We Recruited 42 Candidates From South-East, 58 From North-Central – Army

The Nigerian Army has stated that there was no nepotism in its Short Service Commission recruitment in which the South-East states had the fewest with 42 candidates and the North-Central had 58 candidates.

The army stated on Wednesday that each geopolitical zone in the country was given equal representation with eight candidates selected from the comprising states.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima, noted that the South-East region with five states therefore had 40 candidates and two extra slots were added to them, while the North-Central with seven states…