GRUMBLING TRAILS BUHARI'S EXTENSION OF SERVICE CHIEFS TENURE.

GRUMBLING TRAILS BUHARI'S EXTENSION OF SERVICE CHIEFS TENURE President Muhammadu Buhari extended the tenure of service chiefs this week - This is the extension of the powers conferred on the President and Commander of the Armed Forces - The decision has not gone down with some Nigerians Muhammadu Buhari's report to the tenure of service chiefs has not yet come to fruition. the untimely retirement of the commercial service chiefs wants to lead to delayed promotions. ,Criticism of these issues would invariably affect the multi-faceted challenges affecting the Nigerian security architecture at the moment. President Buhari's extension of service chiefs tenure causes disaffection within military circles. Source: Twitter rEAD ALSO: President Buhari is known for its uncompromising integrity - Tsav There were many people in the country who did it. beyond this, critics of the extension argue that in advanced societies, almost all the service chiefs would have without prompting resigned in the last couple of weeks. the alleged marked resurgence of Boko Haram attacks characterized by ambushes on military personnel and humanitarian agencies, as well as unfettered attacks on civilian population as the one in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa state where over 60 people were killed in one fell swoop, have Promptedquestions on the decision to extend the tenure of the service chiefs. ,a senior military officer quoted in the report, who chose anonymity, said: "The military has an unwritten principle of 'soldier go, soldier come'. No-one is indispensable. "Officers due to take charge of service chiefs would have to go now, based on 'age on rank' without moving to higher ranks. for instance, Buratai is of 29 course; so officers of the 30th to 33rd would now be with the GOC and key people at the NDA and the Defense Headquarters. " Hey, the change in guard hierarchy comes with a lot of psychological satisfaction. "Of course not everybody got that peak in service, but one of your own, someone's growing up with the ranks, rising to the zenith, the credit goes to the whole set; When you're done, it's devastating, "he said. A retired Major General, Garba Ali, says upcoming Nigerian military officers should not be panicked because of recent developments, saying it will not take any subsequent effect on its subsequent promotions. he said promotion in the Nigerian Army is being done based on some criteria and requirements. He added that going through the discipline in the Nigerian military system, nothing would change the system. So, another retired general, Bashir Salihi Magashi, said there was no officer in charge of the service. his words: "Once you finish training from Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), there is career progression up to the rank of general. It is only for you to meet the requirements and you want to be awarded next rank. But there is time for everything; each promotion has its own time. " reacting to the news, spokesman for Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said: "Mr.President himself was a retired military officer, who was in charge of the post of Major General and Head of State professionally wrong. " The battle against Boko Haram. " The present service chiefs are mere instruments in the hands of Mr.president to perpetrate himself and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in power in 2019. " But the resident, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shetima, said there was nothing extraordinary about the development. he said: "Considering the great job the service chiefs have been doing in terms of containing insurgencies across the country, they need to be encouraged. Bringing in new people now would not help our situation, as a nation, because the new ones would have to start learning. " he added that since the tenure of the Buhari government would soon end, there's no need to change a winning team. on its part, a pro-democracy and non-governmental organization, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) criticized the extension, saying, "It will inevitably create ethical issues of skewed reward system; It wants to create increasing levels of the professionalism and ultimatelylead to personalization and politicization of the constitutional offices of service chiefs. "APC, over the president's inability to appoint party chieftains as new federal government agencies board members as 2017 winds down. READ ALSO: Buhari support group warns Nwodo not to incite Igbos nigerians want PDP back in 2019 - Goodluck Jonathan declares at PDP Caucus Meeting