Section 18: Appointment of Service Chiefs, etc.

(1) The President, may, after consultation with the Chief of Defence Staff and subject to confirmation by the National Assembly, appoint such officers (in this Act referred to as "the Service Chiefs") as he thinks fit, in whom the command of the Army, Navy and Air Force, as the case may be, and their Reserves shall be vested.
(2) The Service Chief shall be known-
(a) in the case of the Nigerian Army, as the Chief of Army Staff;
(b) in the case of the Nigerian Navy, as the Chief of Navy Staff; and
(c) in the case of the Air Force, as the Chief of Air Staff,
(3) Subject to the terms of appointment of the Service Chiefs and to such directions as to the operational use of the Army, Navy and Air Force as may be given under section 8 of this Act, the Service Chiefs shall have the command, direction and general superintendence of the Army, Navy and the Air Force respectively, and their Reserves.
(4) The President may, before consulting with the Chief of Defence Staff, consult with the Forces Council, but the question as to whether any consultation was held or what happened in the course of a consultation shall not be enquired into.