Speaking on the matter, Sadeeq who was on Arise Television program on Friday, faulted the process of promoting officers into Major Generals.
Sadeeq Shehu, a former Spokesperson, Nigerian Air Force, has hinted at the possible repercussions of retiring over 100 Major Generals from the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
DAILY POST reports that over 100 Generals in the army, comprising Major Generals, Brigadiers General and some Colonels were recently told to proceed on retirement by the military authorities.
The signal which gave July 3, 2023, as the deadline for the officers to retire from the service, cuts across the Army, Navy and Air Force and follows the appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking on the matter, Sadeeq who was on Arise Television program on Friday, faulted the process of promoting officers into Major Generals.
According to him, it is not ideal to have over 300 Major Generals for the president to pick from, citing the consequences of others that would be forced to proceed on retirement.
He noted that retiring about a hundred Major Generals may have a way of crumbling the Nigerian military.
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