Former Spokesperson, Nigerian Air Force, Sadeeq Shehu has
hinted at the possible repercussions of retiring over 100 Major Generals from
the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Over 100 Generals in the army,
comprising Major Generals, Brigadiers General and some Colonels were recently
told to proceed on retirement by the military authorities.
The signal which gave July 3, 2023, as the deadline for the
officers to retire from the service, cuts across the Army, Navy and Air Force
and follows the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking on the matter, Sadeeq who was on Arise Television
program on Friday, faulted the process of promoting officers into Major
Generals.
According to him, it is not ideal to have over 300 Major Generals
for the president to pick from, citing the consequences of others that would be
forced to proceed on retirement.
He noted that retiring about a hundred Major Generals may
have a way of crumbling the Nigerian military.
He said, “If you follow the structure of the military
pyramid, whoever is the president and commander in chief, you have already
given him a few numbers of top quality officers that he can choose from.
“A situation where the president comes and he has over 300
Major Generals to pick from, you have not helped him.
“The problem is not the president himself. Infact, if you
look at the literary meaning of section 217 on the appointment of service
chiefs, as it is now, the president can even pick a Colonel and say this is my
service chief. He picks whoever he wants.
“The structure of the Nigerian military is bloated, no other
country can afford to retire 100 Major Generals without crumbling their
military”.
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