WAR OF POWER: Acting President Osinbajo Under Fire, Over The Immediate Replacement Of ALL ‘Northern’ Military Chiefs

Top Retired Military brass, are insisting that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, wields sufficient authority to replace Service Chiefs, ahead of July 13, when most of the them will be due for retirement.
Recall, that the quartet of General Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Defence Staff; Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, COAS; Vice Admiral, Ekwe Ibokete-Ibas, Chief of Naval Staff, CNS; and Air Vice Marshal, Sadiq Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff, CAS, were appointed on July 13, 2015.
In line with the Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service, these appointments tenured for two years, could be renewed at the behest of the President.
They could also be extended as far as they are under the retirement age of 56, and/or attained the maximum length of service.
Weighing in on Osinbajo’s powers to effect such appointments in his capacity as the Acting President, should the need arise, former Chief of Army Staff in the Second Republic, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade, said there should be no controversies or issues whatsoever over Osinbajo’s capacity to determine whether the current Service Chiefs should continue or not.
According to him: “To say that he is not the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) and therefore could not take decisions in whatever capacity, is tantamount to saying that President Muhammadu Buhari has not transferred authority to him, through the letter that was written to the National Assembly.