Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of breaking the law by refusing to disengage the military service chiefs.
Nigerians had renewed calls for the sacking of Security Chiefs following the massacre at Koshebe in Borno State.
They stressed that the present military leadership has failed to perform as expected.
Commenting on the issue during his interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mr. Shekarau said beyond the argument regarding performance, the Military Chiefs have overstayed their years of service, a development which amounts to the flagrant flouting of laws guiding the scheme of service.
“The President is breaking the law, the law says if you are 60 you must go, it is automatic.
According to him, “If you are 35-years in service, you must go. In fact, they are not staff of Mr. President, they are the staff of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and there is a rule.”
Shekarau, a former two-term governor of Kano State was of the opinion that the question of the rule of law must be answered by the presidency, with regards to retaining the service chiefs.
He said the military is governed by a scheme of service which includes when to leave automatically.
The former education minister said none of the Service Chiefs has less than 35-years of service under their belt, a requirement which he says makes them eligible to have been retired.
He added that “Even if Mr President has found them indispensable, he should allow them to retire just like any public service as the rule specifies and you can then hire them either as minister of defence, adviser of defence, NSA, etc.”
