PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN WARNS,DONT CALL ME THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES

Goodluck Jonathan presidency has
ordered all government functionaries to desist from
addressing President Goodluck Jonathan as the
Commander-in-Ch ief of the Armed Forces of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria at non-military
functions. In a memo on Thursday, addressed to
the Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff to the
President, ministers, heads of ministries,
departments, agencies and parastatals, the
leadership of the National Assembly, and
government-owne d companies, It is further
directed that except in purely armed forces
programmes, Mr. President should not be
addressed as the Commander-in- Ch ief of the
Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
the statement warned. The approved designation of
the President for the purposes of all official
correspondence, public announcements or
Communication should be The President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am to stress that for
all official purposes, Mr. President should be
addressed as follows: His Excellency, Goodluck
Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Anyim added, urging strict
compliance to the presidential directive by all
Nigerians.