Section 23: Appointment of officers

(1) No person shall be appointed to a commission in any of the services of the Armed Forces unless he is a citizen of Nigeria and has been recommended by a board of officers set up by the appropriate Service Chief.
(2) A person recommended for appointment to a commission in the Armed Forces shall be appointed to a commission either for an indefinite period or for a specified time.
(3) An officer on appointment shall be issued with a commission in the form prescribed by regulations made under section 26 of this Act and signed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
(4)
The appointment of a person to a commission in the Armed Forces shall be published in the Gazette.