ARMED FORCES ACT

Section 7: Day-to-day command of the Armed Forces

1994Section 7 of 292Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) The Chief of Defence Staff shall, subject to the general direction of the President and of the National Assembly, be vested with the day-to-day command and general superintendence of the Armed Forces.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the President may make regulations-
(a) as to the Service Chief in whom command over the respective service is vested; and
(b) as to the circumstance in which the command is to be exercised.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, regulations made under this section may provide for the duties, functions and powers of the Chief of Defence Staff and the respective Service Chiefs.

Cite this section

Section 7, ARMED FORCES ACT (1994).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/armed-forces-act/section/7/