Falana says Buhari is breaking the law by extending tenure of security chiefs- A renowned lawyer, Femi Falana, accuses President Muhammadu Buhari of breaking the law by refusing to sack the current set of service chiefs - Falana says by refusing to replace the service chiefs, the president is violating the law mandating the retirement of military officers who have served for 35 years or have reached the age of 60 - The lawyer argues that there is no provision empowering the president to extend the tenure of service chiefs beyond the period stipulated by law A renowned lawyer, Femi Falana, has said President Muhammadu Buhari breaking the law by refusing to sack the current set of security service chiefs. Falana told Channels TV on Monday, February 17, that by refusing to replace the service chiefs, the president is violating the law mandating the retirement of military officers who have served for 35 years or have reached the age of 60. He said there is no provision empowering the president to extend the tenure of service chiefs beyond the period stipulated by law. Falana argued that the fact that such an extension had been done before does not make it right. Recommended for you CBN stops banks agents from using PoS terminals for transactions, along wit... "There is equality before the law, so you can’t extend the service of certain officers while you ask others to go after 35 years of service or the attainment of 60 years of age." Falana noted that a legal action will be filed against the president for extending the tenure of service chiefs. Meanwhile, some lawmakers in the House of Representatives have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the service chiefs over the rising insecurity in Nigeria. The lawmakers under the auspices of the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) of the House of Representatives, on Sunday, February 16, in Owerri, Imo state raised concerns over the security situation in the country, Daily Trust reports. The in a communiqué issued at the end of its 2020 annual retreat, the forum warned that Nigeria’s cohesion and national development was being threatened by the security situation in the country. Recommended for you 2023 guber elections: INEC appoints PDP's ally as ICT boss? Fact spring up In another report, a presidential spokesman Garba Shehu on Sunday, February 16, said that Nigerian service chiefs cannot be sacked because they are still useful in the fight against insurgency and insecurity. Garba stated that by virtue of the alarming level of violent crimes, Nigeria is in a war situation, and as such, the removal of the service chiefs cannot solve the problem, The Cable reports. He said: “Removal or sack of service chiefs does not stop all of what we are experiencing. Whether we like it or not, we are in a war situation. The presidential media aide added that due to the collaboration of the presidency with the security heads, President Muhammadu Buhari is privy to intelligence information which those calling for the overhauling know nothing about. He debunks claims that President Buhari is not concerned about the protection and safety of Nigerians, insisting that the Nigerian leader has been unrelenting in his efforts to tackle the issues at hand. Recommended for you INEC chairman releases list of states where governorship elections will not... NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: Same great journalism, upgraded for better service! Abaribe asks President Buhari to resign, Nigerians react | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A renowned lawyer, Femi Falana, accuses President Muhammadu Buhari of breaking the law by refusing to sack the current set of service chiefs - Falana says by refusing to replace the service chiefs, the president is violating the law mandating the retirement of military officers who have served for 35 years or have reached the age of 60 - The lawyer argues that there is no provision empowering the president to extend the tenure of service chiefs beyond the period stipulated by law