Emmanuel Onwubiko: Nigerian Army versus corporate social responsibility goal
The concept of corporate social responsibility implies positive, as opposed to negative, influence and contribution of an organization to society and its environment. It is the way in which a corporate body, group or body impacts its milieu by providing basic amenities or contributing to its host community or society outside its strict legal bounds or contract with such a community, individuals or society. According to Nigeria Social Enterprise Reports Vol.
On the other hand, the Nigerian Army is established under section 217 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 which provides that there shall be an armed forces for the Federation which shall consist of an Army, a Navy, an Air Force and such other branches of the armed forces of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National Assembly.
This role of the army in society is much more understandable in the light of section 218 of the Constitution confers on the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces with “power to determine the operational use of the armed forces of the Federation.” The functions and use of the army are therefore not confined to the ones mentioned under section 217 of the constitution and could go beyond as far as the President considers it necessary.
Third, there is the aspect of CSR which deals with direct non-military involvement of the army with the civilian population by provision of basic amenities to the society. The importance of this role cannot be over-emphasized in the light of the long history of the involvement of the military in politics, governance and dealing with various Nigerian communities. At such times the army was known to roll out their tanks, arms and ammunitions at the slightest provocation of the civilian population.
“Such activities include the Nigerian Army Sports Festival which was held last year after a seven-year break. We significantly and successfully curbed criminality and other nefarious activities. The climax of these exercises and operations was the “operation Rescue Finale’ in the North Esat which led to the fall of the Sabisa forest and the capture of camp zero.
The strong statement to this effect has been our resolute commitment in tackling the security challenges confronting the country and recently during the 2019 general election acting in support of Nigerian police.”
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