Nigeria Lawyers have written a letter to the Senate President over the newly proposed Armed Forces Bill
- The lawyers in the letter said an attempt by the Senate to pass the bill into law will be resisted.
- According to the lawyers, the Armed Forces can be easily subjected to political interference with such a bill.
- The lawyers in the letter said an attempt by the Senate to pass the bill into law will be resisted.
- According to the lawyers, the Armed Forces can be easily subjected to political interference with such a bill.
Some lawyers have vowed to take legal action against the ninth Nigerian Senate over its proposed Armed Forces Commission Bill.
The lawyers numbering about 350 said they will resist any attempt by the Senate to pass the proposed bill into law in the country.
In a letter addressed to the Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, and dated March 19, 2020, the lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers Initiative for Democratic Advocacy (LIDA) said it is their duty to ensure that the rule of law, justice and separation of powers are upheld for the good of Nigerians.
The lawyers said the bill would lead to several administrative crises among the various bodies involved.
The lawyers also said that the new bill sponsored by the senator representing Abia South senatorial district is targeted at reducing the Nigerian Armed Forces into a mushroom assemblage.
According to the lawyers, the Armed Forces can be easily subjected to political interference with such a bill.
The group said it is the duty of the Federal Character Commission to enforce the Federal Character Principle and not that of the Senate.
LIDA noted that should the bill be passed into law, it would lead to several administrative crises among the various bodies involved.
"We will resist any attempt by narcissist elements within and outside the country to assail and defile our sacrosanct Constitution," LIDA said in its letter.
The lawyers numbering about 350 said they will resist any attempt by the Senate to pass the proposed bill into law in the country.
In a letter addressed to the Senate president, Ahmad Lawan, and dated March 19, 2020, the lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers Initiative for Democratic Advocacy (LIDA) said it is their duty to ensure that the rule of law, justice and separation of powers are upheld for the good of Nigerians.
The lawyers said the bill would lead to several administrative crises among the various bodies involved.
The lawyers also said that the new bill sponsored by the senator representing Abia South senatorial district is targeted at reducing the Nigerian Armed Forces into a mushroom assemblage.
According to the lawyers, the Armed Forces can be easily subjected to political interference with such a bill.
The group said it is the duty of the Federal Character Commission to enforce the Federal Character Principle and not that of the Senate.
LIDA noted that should the bill be passed into law, it would lead to several administrative crises among the various bodies involved.
"We will resist any attempt by narcissist elements within and outside the country to assail and defile our sacrosanct Constitution," LIDA said in its letter.
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