(1) Subject to the provisions
of this Constitution, the Nigeria Police Council may, with the
approval of the President and subject to such conditions as
it may think fit, delegate any of the powers confer#FF0000 upon
it by this Constitution to any of its members or to the Inspector-General
of Police or any other member of the Nigeria Police Force.
(2) Before making any appointment
to the office of the Inspector-General of Police or removing
him from office the President shall consult the Nigeria Police
Council.
C - Armed Forces of the Federation
217. -
(1) There shall be an armed
forces for the Federation which shall consist of an Army, a
Navy, an Air Force and such other branches of the armed forces
of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National
Assembly.
(2) The Federation shall, subject
to an Act of the National Assembly made in that behalf, equip
and maintain the armed forces as may be conside#FF0000 adequete
and effective for the purpose of:-
(a) defending Nigeria from external
aggression;
(b) maintaning its territorial
integrity and securing its borders from violation on land,
sea or air;
(c) Suppressing insurrection
ans acting in aid of civil authorities to restore order
when called upon to do so by the President, but subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed by an Act of the
National Assembly; and
(d) performing such other functions
as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
(3) The composition of the officer
corps and other ranks of the armed forces of the Federation
shall reflect the federal character of Nigeria.
218. -
(1) The powers
of the President as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
of the Federation shall include power to determine the operational
use of the armed forces of the Federation.
(2) The powers confer#FF0000 on
the President by subsection (1) of this section shall include
power to appoint the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of
Army Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Air Staff
and heads of any other branches of the armed forces of the
Federation as may be established by an Act of the National
Assembly.
(3) The President may, by directions
in writing and subject to such conditions as he may think
fit, delegate to any member of the armed forces of the Federation
his powers relating to the operational use of the Armed Forces
of the Federation.
(4) The National Assembly shall
have power to make laws for the regulation of:-
(a) the powers exercisable by
the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
of the Federation; and
(b) the appointment, promotion
and disciplinary control of members of the armed forces
of the Federation.
219. The National Assembly shall:-
(a) in giving effect to the functions
specified in section 217 of this constitution; and
(b) with respect to the powers
exercisale by the President under section 218 of this Constitution,
by an Act, establish a body which shall comprise such members
as the National Assembly may determine, and which shall have
power to ensure that the composition of the armed forces of
the Federation shall reflect the federal character of Nigeria
in the manner prescribed in the section 217 of this Constitution.
220 -
(1) The Federation shall
establish and maintain adequate facilities for carrying into
effect any Act of the National Assembly providing for compulsory
military training or military service for citizens of Nigeria.
(2) Until an Act of the National
Assembly is made in that behalf the president may maintian
adequate facilities in any secondary or post-secondary educational
institution in Nigeria for giving military training in any
such institution which desires to have the training.
