The presidency has said that the clamor for the sacking of the nation’s service chiefs is ‘out of place’. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, stated this during an interview with Arise TV on Monday night.
According to Shehu, the president has the sole right to appoint or sack any of the country’s service chiefs, and the president can keep the service chiefs as long as he is satisfied with their performance.
Recall that on Saturday, 28th November 2020, the horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in Jere Local Government Area, Borno State, ignited a fresh call for the sacking of the country’s service chiefs by several Nigerians.
Reacting to the call, Shehu said the decision to sack or retain any of the service chiefs is entirely the president’s.
The presidential spokesman said, “I am not aware that the tenure of service chiefs is subjected to any law or regulation that is clearly stated. They serve at the pleasure of the president and (if) the president is satisfied with their performance, he keeps them. The buck stops on his table —with due respect to the feelings of Nigerians.
“The clamor for the sack is out of place considering that the president is not subject to the opinion of opposition political party which has clamored for this all the time. It is entirely his own determination; he decides who he keeps as his service chiefs and for how long.”
