Don't call me Commander-in-Chief -Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan does not wanted to be addressed as Commander-in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria' except during military functions.

The president has already passed a directive to all government functionaries to asking them to desist from addressing as such  at non-military functions.

The directive is contained in a strongly worded October 14 circular, No SGF/OP/1/S.3/X/664, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim.

The memo, obtained by Premium Times, Thursday, was 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-owned companies.

It is common knowledge that such aspect of presidential office is hardly emphasized in most countries, especially in advanced democracies such as the US and the UK.