Does a Minister Have Powers Under Nigerian Law to Dictate, Command, or Intimidate a Military Officer? By Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq.
The recent confrontation in Abuja between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and a Nigerian military officer at a duty post has ignited a basic and elementary constitutional question, who commands the Armed Forces of Nigeria, how are the powers delegated, and to whom does a soldier answer under Nigerian law? The answer is…

