bigv:
It would be a mistake and gross travesty to compare Nigeria and the USA. I rest my case.

Brugo:

Bro. It is the law. No president should be allowed to appoint military chiefs singlehandedly.

In the US, they uphold the law. In Nigeria, we dismiss the law.

LRNZH:
PDP has been ruling Nigeria lawless since 1999.
Under them, even lawmakers have become redundant.
Only CHANGE will cure Nigeria of this malaise.

Yomieluv:
What do you expect from leaders,who is selfish minded,with little or no knowledge about his/her purpose of being elected.

Till elected post are made unattractive,and the elected is made answerable to the people,circle will continue..

Its only in Nigeria,people want to serve by force,most times,we don't do election,but selections.

gurunlocker:
we only have bunch of fat big headed senators in Nigeria with no vision except vision to embezzle money and collect salary more than that of US president

Champele:
in America a radical Muslim don't contest for president.and a dictator don't preach change to the people.APC criminals.GEJ till my father forgive buhari the murderer.

bigv:
It would be a mistake and gross travesty to compare Nigeria and the USA. I rest my case.

killercute16:
The moment the military starts given civilians that space,they (civilians) will definately take the soldiers for granted,i trust my fellow nigerians

LRNZH:
PDP has been ruling Nigeria lawless since 1999.
Under them, even lawmakers have become redundant.
Only CHANGE will cure Nigeria of this malaise.

efilefun:
You are a MUMU. Yes I said it.
You are a Mumu! If you think Goodluck Jonathan still got anything to offer Nigeria as a president.

A president that his achievements can't be seen in our neighborhood and streets except on twitter. No impact at all!

A president who said on national TV that the army didn't inform him that they were not ready for election. That just shows incompetence on his part as a President for Christ sake he is the GCFR and if you don't know the meaning of that. GCFR mean - Grand Commander of the Order of Federal Republic of Nigeria. All na politics abi? :]Y

4 weeks gone. Have they found the Chibok girls?

Suicide bombers everywhere in the north. E no concern you abi? Them never reach Lagos?

The robbery on Thursday that lasted for 2 hours or how long in Lagos and our police couldn't stop them because the police have been deployed somewhere else. You see you're not safe on the island wey you pack go leave boys for hood :| . RIP to the girl selling fish to survive. She was killed while trying to make a life for herself. That could have been your sister, ur friend, ur cousin, aunt.

We have the best economy in Africa abi? but $1 - N215 :sS

Nigeria survives on importation - we import everything from Petrol, candles, cars, generator. we even import Food but salary no increase. Do the maths

- GEJ where is our missing $20billion oil money?
- Immigration Job scam! *Youths died no government official got fired or queried*
- FAAN job scam going Now!
Our Power sector gone worse. wattapun? is it APC too :]Y
- Stella Odua aviation corruption and scam.
A government SCAMMING it's own people. MUMU people
GEJ knows you'll forgive and forget about his N150/Litre 2012 new year gift and vote him again cos ya a MUMU

U are a MUMU if you think after 4yrs and Buhari doesn't perform I won't ask for change again.

Vote GEJ out of Aso Rock! Rise up and stop being a MUMU

CFCfan:
The principle of civilian control over the armed forces of a nation is a critical aspect of a democratic/civilian government. Whichever form of civilian rule a country adopts-parliamentary, presidential, or a hybrid of the former, it's always deemed important to ensure that the military submit to civilian control.

In other words, the civilians make policy, while the uniformed folks are expected to salute and execute the policy. This relationship between the crafters of military policy and the military itself differs slightly amongst various democratic nations.

In the U.S., the military chain of command, by virtue of Article 2 of the constitution, and the provisions of the Goldwater Nichols Act of 1987, runs from the President-Secretary of Defense-Combatant commanders-Unit commanders.

The US Senate, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of the constitution, have the powers to confirm the President's nominees for the posts of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (equivalent to Nigeria's CDS), the five service chiefs, the combatant commanders, and the heads of specialized commands such as the Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Transport command etc. The legislative body also had the powers to confirm the President's nominees for commander of US troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Furthermore, the US Congress is the only body with sole power to close US military bases.

In Nigeria, despite the existence of the 2004 Armed Forces Act, Presidents Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, and Jonathan have routinely 'appointed' service chiefs without confirmation from the Senate. Late last year, a Federal High Court basically ruled that appointing service chiefs without Senate confirmation is null and void. It seems that a majority of Nigerian senators are/were even ignorant of the law! It only took a suit filed by Festus Keyamo, seeking enforcement of the law, for the Senators to wake up to their responsibility.