The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Mr Sunday Dare, says the recent appointment of new Service Chiefs is a routine exercise within the constitutional mandate of the President, who, as Commander-in-Chief, bears the responsibility of recalibrating the nation’s security architecture for optimal performance.
Dare dismissed in an interview with Journalists that the appointments were not confirmation of speculations in a section of the media suggesting undue discord.
According to him, that the President acted within his constitutional powers and prerogative in relieving the former Service Chiefs of their duties.
He noted that appointments and reappointments in the security sector remain the exclusive preserve of the President, in line with his obligation to safeguard national security and ensure effective leadership within the Armed Forces.
“It is a routine. The President, as the Grand Commander of the order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, can make appointments just as he changed the ministers a few months ago,” Mr Dare added.
