FORMER Provost Marshal of the Nigeria Army, Brig.Gen.Idada Ikponmwen, weekend, said that the recent declaration by the court to the effect that the President cannot appoint his Service Chiefs without the confirmation of the Senate was dangerous for the country.
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He said the court declaration will inevitably lead to negation of discipline, coherence in command and control of the Armed Forces, which are predicated upon the existence of a unified command.
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Idada, who spoke to Vanguard in Benin City, Edo State, pointed out that a major reason for the collapse of the First Republic was the absence of a powerful and "clearly discernible leader and this phenomenon accounted for the choice of a Presidential system that led to the emergence of a powerful leader capable of moving a nation forward aside the constraints of collective responsibility in the Parliamentary system.