The Nigerian senate
has disclosed that it will be persuading President Buhari to sack the service
chiefs over their abysmal performance in containing the insurgency in the
north-east.
The Nigerian senate
spokesman, Ajibola Basiru who revealed this in an interview with PUNCH, stated
that although the resolution is advisory, it represents the views of Nigerians
who elected them into office.
He said;
“We, however, still
want to persuade the President to consider our resolution. The Presidency has
said it is aware of our resolution and has pledged to look into it.
“The presidency said
it is not legally bound to carry out [our] resolution because it is the
prerogative of the President to remove service chiefs.
“Our resolutions are
just persuasive authority coming from elective representatives of Nigerians in
the national assembly.
“It is not a law. It
is advisory and persuasive. The response of the presidency is the correct
position of law and I agree.
“Due to the
principle of separation of power, we cannot compel the president to sack the
service chiefs.
“We only responded
to the feelings of Nigerians by asking the president to reorganise them
[service chiefs] but he is not legally bound to do so.”
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