Bill to Establish Armed Forces Service Commission suffers Setback in Senate
A bill seeking the establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission on Wednesday was stepped down after generating mixed feelings amongst Senators during plenary.
The bill was sponsored by the Minority Leader, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South).
Leading debate on the bill, Abaribe said the piece of legislation seeks to get the National Assembly to give effect to the clear provisions of section 219 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
Advancing arguments in support of the bill, Abaribe opined that, “the Armed Forces of Nigeria is a National institution of Nigeria that should be insulated from the vagaries of political divisions.”
According to him, “the framers of the constitution in their wisdom inserted section 219 to prevent a situa...
