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Category: C – Armed Forces of the Federation

Chapter 6 Section 220

Chapter 6. Part 3. Section 220. Compulsory military service

(1) The Federation shall establish and maintain adequate facilities for carrying into effect any Act of the National Assembly providing for compulsory military training...

Chapter 6 Section 219

Chapter 6. Part 3. Section 219. Establishment of body to ensure federal character of armed forces

The National Assembly shall (a) in giving effect to the functions specified in section 217 of thisConstitution; and (b) with respect to the powers exercisable by the...

Chapter 6 Section 218

Chapter 6. Part 3. Section 218. Command and operational use

(1) The powers of the President as the Commissioner-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation shall include power to determine the operational use of the armed...

Chapter 6 Section 217

Chapter 6. Part 3. Section 217. Establishment and composition of the armed force of the Federation

(1) There shall be an armed forces for the Federation which shall consist of an army, a navy, an Air Force and such other branches of the armed forces of the Federation...