Establishment of body to ensure federal character of armed forces
Section 219 · 1999 Constitution (2004 edition)
What Constitution says
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 President under section 218of this Constitution, by an Act, established a body which shall comprise such members as theNational Assembly may determine, and which shall have power to ensure that the composition of the armed forces of the Federation shall reflect the federal character of Nigeria in the manner prescribed in the section 217 of this Constitution.
This is the 1999 Constitution as published in 2004. Later amendments aren't included yet, so a section may have changed since.
Original source
Official Gazette · CFRN 1999 official PDF · printed page 97–98. Original document
Release: draft-c8d50d87fae9. Source scope, review and corrections