The Nigerian Presidency has fired back at the Senate over its adoption of a motion that the country’s Service Chiefs should resign or be sacked.
The Senate had based its position on the unabating security challenges in the country.
But a terse statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) reminded the Senate that appointment and sack of the Service Chiefs is the prerogative of President Muhammed Buhari
Full statement reads:
SERVICE CHIEFS: POSITION OF PRESIDENCY ON RESOLUTION BY THE SENATE
The Senate Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the Service Chiefs to resign or be sacked due to the multi-pronged security challenges in the country.
The Presidency notes the resolution, and reiterates that appointment or sack of Service Chiefs is a Presidential prerogative, and President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will do what is in the best interest of the country at all times.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
