The Nigerian Military May Crumble With The Retirement Of Over 100 Major Generals -- Former Airforce Spokesperson Warns

 A former Spokesperson of Nigerian Air Force, Sadeeq Shehu has berated President Bola Tinubu's retirement of over 100 Major Generals from Nigeria's Armed Forces.

More than 100 Generals in the army, including Major Generals, Brigadiers General and some Colonels were recently told to proceed on retirement by the military authorities, with a July 3, 2023 deadline for the officers to retire from the service.

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This cuts across the Army, Navy and Air Force, a move that was the fallout of the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu.

 Sadeeq on Arise TV on Friday, while speaking on the issue faulted the process of promoting officers into Major Generals, noting that it is not ideal to have over 300 Major Generals for the president to pick from, citing the consequences of others that would be forced to proceed on retirement.

Sadeeq warned that retiring about a hundred Major Generals may crumble the Nigerian military.

“If you follow the structure of the military pyramid, whoever is the president and commander in chief, you have already given him a few numbers of top quality officers that he can choose from", he said.

“A situation where the president comes and he has over 300 Major

Generals to pick from, you have not helped him.

“The problem is not the president himself. Infact, if you look at the literary meaning of section 217 on the appointment of service chiefs, as it is now, the president can even pick a Colonel and say this is my service chief. He picks whoever he wants.

“The structure of the Nigerian military is bloated, no other country can afford to retire 100 Major Generals without crumbling their military”.