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Boko Haram: Clamour To Sack Service Chiefs ‘Out Of Place’ – Buhari’s Aide
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday said the clamour for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’.
Shehu said this on Monday night in an interview with Arise TV, while reacting to the call by several Nigerians who also want the president to rejig the country’s security architecture.
According to him, the president has the prerogative to appoint or sack any of the country’s service chiefs, adding that the president keeps the service chiefs as long as he is satisfied with their performance.
Eko Hot Blog had earlier reported the gruesome killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government Area of Borno State last Saturday.
This sparked fresh call for the sacking of the country’s service chiefs from several Nigerians.
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“I am not aware that the tenure of service chiefs is subjected to any law of 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 at his table —with due respect to the feelings of Nigerians.
The clamour for the sack is out of place considering that the president is not subject to the opinion of opposition political party which has clamoured for this all the time. It is entirely his own determination; he decides who he keeps as his service chiefs and for how long,” he said.
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