The Nigeria Army’s Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has stated that the National Assembly can not ask the Chief of Army Staff to relocate to the North-East in a bid to properly coordinate activities of the joint services tackling Boko Haram insurgency in the region.
Maj.Gen. Olukolade said such powers only lie with the Commander-in-Chief, President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said that the Senate resolution cannot become binding on the military unless President Goodluck Jonathan endorses it.
Besides, the military has no plans at the moment and has never discussed the possibility of relocating its key personnel to the region since the situation has not really called for such an action when the officers and men at the frontline are doing just fine, he reiterated.
He said the Senate has no powers to order the military about and indicated that the Armed Forces will not obey the directive.