The decision of a Federal High Court stripping the President of the sole power to appoint Service chiefs has been faulted by a former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Don Idada Ikponmwen (rtd).
He expressed dismay at the verdict, saying it would not stand.
The decision, he said, would politicise the Armed Forces and threaten the nation’s security.
Ikponmwen stated: “I was completely dismayed with such a declaration because it tends to turn the constitution upside down. It was even more shocking that the court agreed with the argument that the Armed Forces Act, which was first enacted during the military administration of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar and was a replica of the 1993 Armed Forces Decree, was declared to be a law not in the category of the existing laws in Nigeria.
“I think these are shocking declarations, and the least I can say is that I found it very disappointing and the decision cannot stand. I don’t think we have seen the end of the matter.
“My worry is that many people, especially those who would not take the pain to read the constitution in all its ramifications may just get the impression that it is the position of our constitution.”
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