Bill to Reflect Federal Character in Service Chiefs’ Appointment Passes First Reading
The Senate yesterday moved against the unilateral appointment of service chiefs by the president as a bill proposing the reflection of federal character in the appointment of the military chiefs passed first reading at plenary.
The bill provides for the establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission, which shall have the power and authority pursuant to section 219 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to ensure that the composition/appointment of service chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Federation reflects federal character of Nigeria in the manner prescribed in section 217 of the 1999 Constitution.
“Recommend to the president the removal from office as service chiefs and heads of other arm-bearing security agencies on ground of misconduct, abuse of office, breach of any section of the Constitution, the Armed Forces Act or any other Act of the National Assembly. “Subject to the provisions section 215 and 216 of the 1999 Constitution on the powers of the Nigerian Police Council to advise the president on the appointment of Inspector General of Police, and notwithstanding any other provision in any other law establishing any other security agency.
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