Armed Forces Bill

Ohanaeze Coup d'Etat - Ohanaeze Rebuffs Abaribe’s Armed Force Bill

Coup d’Etat: Ohanaeze Rebuffs Abaribe’s Armed Force Bill

Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural youth body, has described the newly introduced Armed Forces Bill in the National Assembly as an invitation of coup d’etat against civilian Presidents.

The Igbo group cautioned members of the National Assembly on the implications of the proposed Armed Forces Bill by the Senate if passed into law.

Ohanaeze Youth opined that the bill if allowed to stand, would truncate Nigeria democracy as the contents of the proposed legislation seeks to wrest the sacred Powers and authority conferred on the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces by 1999 Constitution Section