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Title: | The military |
Author: | Oladimeji, Olutunde A. |
Year: | 1989 |
Periodical: | Quarterly Journal of Administration |
Volume: | 24 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 232-242 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | democratization constitutional reform civil-military relations |
Abstract: | This paper examines the position of the Armed Forces in Nigeria within the context of the 1992 Constitution (or new Constitution, sometimes called the 1989 Constitution). Following a short note on the period of transition to civil rule and the status of the new Constitution, a general overview of the Constitution is presented, with special reference to the Constitution's provisions relating to the Armed Forces, and to military influence in constitutionmaking. An examination of the value of military training in the process of integrating society and nationbuilding is followed by a discussion of the new Constitution's provisions with respect to military operations, paying special attention to the President's operational control of the Armed Forces, and his power to appoint the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Service Chiefs. Next, the Constitution's provisions with respect to the restriction of rights and liberties of military men are examined. It concerns personal liberty, the restriction of fundamental human rights in the interest of defence, and freed of speech. Finally, attention is paid to the two bodies for the management of national defence and security the 1992 Constitution provides for, namely the National Defence Council, and the National Security Council. Their members and powers are discussed. Ref. |