Just In: You have no power to remove service chiefs — Presidency replies Senate

The Buhari Presidency has responded to calls by the Senate asking the service chiefs resign over failure to address mounting security challenges in the country.

In statement on Tuesday, by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Presidency reminds the Senate that the power to both appoint and sack service chiefs, belongs to the 'Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces' which in other words, is President Muhammadu Buhari


The Nigerian Senate had asked the country’s service chiefs to step aside as a result of the rising insecurity in the country.

The resolution of the upper legislative chamber followed a motion sponsored by Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno South and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army.

 Adesina said, “The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the service chiefs to resign or be sacked due to multi-prolonged security challenges in the country.



“The Presidency notes the resolution, and reintegrates that appointment or sack of service clhiefs is a Presidential prerogative, and President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces will do what is in the best interest of the country at all times.”

Meanwhile, House of Representatives caucus under the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, have threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari over high level of corruption and insecurity in the country.


Leader of the caucus, Kingsley Chinda warned that impeachment proceedings would be initiated against Buhari if the federal government fails to stop the “calculated blackmail” against the National Assembly and the insecurity in the country.