The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged the National Assembly to confirm the nomination of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) and some other Service Chiefs as non-career ambassadors.
HURIWA said the National Assembly can endorse the appointments of the ex-Service Chiefs because there is no extant law stopping the immediate past security chiefs from being posted out as envoys after their disengagement.
In a letter dated February 9, 2021, and signed by HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director Miss Zainab Yusuf, the rights group said there was no justification for the criticisms of their selection by President Buhari.