{"id":127661,"date":"2026-06-16T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127661"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:03:21","slug":"nda-opposes-automatic-admission-for-military-school-graduates-cites-merit-equity-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nda-opposes-automatic-admission-for-military-school-graduates-cites-merit-equity-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NDA Opposes Automatic Admission for Military School Graduates, Cites Merit, Equity Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has opposed a proposed amendment to its governing law that would grant automatic admission to graduates of military secondary schools, warning that the move could undermine merit-based selection, offend the constitutional principle of federal character and expose the admission process to legal challenges.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The academy\u2019s position was presented on Tuesday by the Director of Military Training, Brigadier General Taiye Ahmed, during the second day of a two-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Defence.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hearing examined four defence-related bills, including a Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigerian Defence Academy Act, 2024 and for Related Matters (HB.1709), which seeks to guarantee admission into the NDA for successful graduates of designated military secondary schools.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed explained that the proposed legislation seeks to amend Section 8(2) of the Second Schedule to the NDA Act by introducing what proponents describe as an \u201cautomatic admission, right of first refusal\u201d for graduates of military schools.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the amendment provides that: \u201cThe board shall offer automatic admission for successful graduates from Nigerian military schools.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the proposal was informed by concerns that graduates of military schools, owing to their military background and training, could become vulnerable to recruitment by criminal or violent groups if they are not absorbed into military institutions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Ahmed, the justification advanced by proponents is \u201cto prevent the graduates of the schools from being handy tools in the hands of non state violent actors because of the graduate military background.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bill also seeks to define key terms within the Act, including \u201cThe Board\u201d as the Board of the Nigerian Defence Academy, \u201cApplicant\u201d as candidates applying for admission into the academy, and \u201cNigerian Military Schools\u201d as military secondary schools that provide both academic and military training.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The schools listed under the proposed definition include the Nigerian Military School, Zaria; Air Force Military School; Air Force Girls Military School; and the Nigerian Navy Military School.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While acknowledging the intention behind the proposal, Ahmed said the academy does not support the amendment in its present form.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHowever it was observed that if the amendment is passed as phrased,it has the potential of creating statutory bottlenecks on the constitutional principle of federal character. The NDA operates on this principle to ensure national unity and equal representation across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory FCT,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He argued that granting preferential admission to graduates of a select group of schools could create inequities in a system designed to ensure broad national representation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed further warned that the proposal could face constitutional and legal scrutiny because it may be viewed as discriminatory against other qualified Nigerians seeking admission into the academy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMoreover, the proposed amendment could face legal challenges for being discriminatory against applicants who did not attend the military school as it could be perceived as disenfranchising them for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NDA official maintained that graduates of military secondary schools already enjoy equal access to the academy under the current admission framework and are not excluded from the commissioning process.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe graduates of military schools currently have equal opportunity to seek admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy to be commissioned as regular combatant officers by competing with other interested Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe process has consistently ensured that the NDA selects the best candidates irrespective of the secondary school they attended.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed noted that military school graduates also have multiple pathways into military service beyond direct admission into the NDA.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMoreover graduates of the military schools have the opportunity for immediate enlistment as soldiers, especially the Nigerian Military School, Zaria upon graduation from military secondary schools and thereafter proceed to higher military institutions through military sponsorship. Upon graduation from higher institutions these graduates could apply to be commissioned as officers through the short service commission or the direct short service commission when advertised by any of the three services of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that personnel who are unable to secure commissions through those channels can still pursue officer commissions later through the executive commission route.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFurthermore those unable to secure admission through the short service commission or the direct short service commission could apply for the executive commission later in their career.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed stressed that admission into the NDA remains one of the most competitive selection processes in the country, combining academic performance with physical, medical and psychological assessments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is pertinent to state that the NDA has a very strict admission criteria including minimum JAMB score as well as very high standard physical, psychological and medical standard,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He disclosed that available records show that civilian applicants often outperform some graduates of military secondary schools during the selection process, making it necessary to preserve a merit-driven admission system.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAvailable record in the Armed Forces show that civilian candidates could be better than some military school graduates based on their earlier mentioned criteria to avoid disenfranchising excellent candidates that did not have the opportunity of attending military schools from admission into NDA.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmed therefore urged lawmakers to retain the existing framework.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe NDA is of the opinion that the current admission process into the NDA should be maintained.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond the proposed amendment to the NDA Act, the committee also considered bills seeking to establish a Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre to strengthen operational coordination among the armed services, establish an Armed Forces Medical College in Abuja, and transform the National Defence College of Nigeria into a postgraduate degree-awarding institution and centre for strategic research and professional military education.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the conclusion of the hearing, Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Hon. 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