A bill seeking to
compel the president to appoint service chiefs based on the federal character
principle has passed first reading at the senate.
The bill entitled,
“Armed Forces Service Commission bill”, is sponsored by Enyinnaya Abaribe,
senate minority leader.
The proposed
legislation was read for the first time after Nelson Ayewoh, clerk of the
senate, read the short title of the bill on Tuesday.
President Muhammadu
Buhari has been criticised for alleged lopsided appointments — that of the
service chiefs inclusive.
Although the current
service chiefs are all due for retirement, the president has refused to let
them go.
According to its
synopsis, the bill proposes that all the service chiefs and heads of security
agencies should be subjected to the confirmation of the senate.
The proposed law
seeks to establish a commission that would ensure that the appointment of
service chiefs is in accordance with the federal character principle.
It provides that the
commission will recommend to the president the removal of service chiefs and
heads of security agencies on the grounds of misconduct, abuse of office,
breach of any section of the constitution, the armed forces act or any other
act of the national assembly.
According to the
bill, the commission shall have the power to recommend to the president who is
best qualified to be appointed as head of any security agency.
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