A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba, has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s decision to replace the nation’s service chiefs.

Naijaonpoint reports that the President announced changes to the leadership of the armed forces on Friday as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security architecture.

The new appointments led to the replacement of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

Speaking on the development during an appearance on Channels Television, Agbakoba said the president made the right call, especially if reports of a planned coup were true.

He argued that the president demonstrated decisiveness that was lacking in the previous administration.

“You have a president who is prepared to take tough decisions, and we know that he likes to take tough decisions.

“I think he has done the right thing because his predecessor, the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, did not like to make such decisions and allowed his military team to stay far longer than they should have,” he said.

The former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president added that the timing of the move was appropriate.

He said, “So, if it is indeed true that there was a rumoured coup, I think he (Tinubu) acted sensibly by doing exactly what he has done.

“What we want to see now is the impact of that decision.”