Appointment of New Service Chiefs to Force 100 Generals Into Early Retirement
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, June 19, appointed new military service chiefs after the sack of previous leaders
- It was gathered that the appointment of new military service chiefs would lead to a wave of retirement of about 100 generals
- The reason for planned compulsory retirement is believed to be hinged on senior military officers not being able to take orders from their juniors
FCT, Abuja - A wave of retirement is set to sweep across the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy following the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu.
As reported by The Punch, no fewer than 100 top officers, including generals, brigadiers-general, air vice marshals, and admirals, may proceed on compulsory retirement.
Source: Facebook
Reason for planned retirement in the military
Read also
President Tinubu's appointments "are round pegs in round holes": Ex-Buhari's minister brags
It was gathered that the planned retirement of senior officers is a tradition in the military that requires them to proceed on retirement when a junior is appointed as a service chief. Thus, it is assumed that senior military officers won’t take orders from their juniors.
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
The reorganisation of the services will also see the promotion of many officers to their next rank to fill the vacancies that the retiring generals would create.
Maj Gen Musa will adorn a full Four-Star General rank in line with precedence. At the same time, Lagbaja will be decorated with the Three-Star rank of Lieutenant General and Ogalla with the exact rank equivalent of Vice Admiral and Abubakar with the Air Marshal rank.
But the decoration with the new ranks by the President would come after Senate confirmation.
While the new CDS is a member of 38 Regular Course, the COAS, the CNS, and the CAS are members of 39 Regular Course.
A retired general on Tuesday, June 20, in Abuja, disclosed that Course 37 and Course 38 members would likely leave the service.
‘’Top officers that would leave the service may be up to 100 because it cuts across the three services. The retirement exercise would not affect RC 39 officers; they would simply go to the Defence Headquarters because the Chief of Defence Staff is RC 38.
"Certainly, RC 37 and 38 officers will leave the service. Though, some of them may be retained because the last time, COAS Yahaya, who was a member of RC 37 retained some of his mates. So, he is leaving with his coursemates now.’’
Full list of service chiefs President Tinubu sacked as he clocks 3 weeks in office
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that President Bola Tinubu had sacked all the service chiefs and announced the appointment of new ones on Monday, June 19.
The development is coming exactly three weeks since the president took the oath of office and directed the new service chiefs to resume immediately.
President Bola Tinubu: Full list of new service chiefs, IGP, customs boss, others
President Bola Tinubu approved the retirement of the service chiefs with immediate effect on Monday, June 19.
The unprecedented shake-up also affected the Inspector-General of the Police, top security advisers, and the Comptroller-General of Customs while announcing their replacements.
Source: Legit.ng
