All service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, advisors, and the Comptroller-General of Customs have been given the go-ahead to retire from their positions immediately, along with their replacements, with immediate effect, according to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation’s Director of Information, Willie Bassey revealed this in a news statement.
The newly appointed officers are:
1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser
2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa – Chief of Defence Staff
3 Maj. T. A Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff
4 Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff
5 AVM H.B Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff
6 DIG Kayode Egbetokun – Acting Inspector-General of Police
7 Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye – Chief of Defence Intelligence.
President Tinubu also approved the following appointments:
1 Col. Adebisi Onasanya – Brigade of Guards Commander
2 Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf – 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja
3 Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa – 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State
4 Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim – 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger
5 Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote – 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja
Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other military officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
1 Maj. Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695) – Commanding Officer State House Artillery
2 Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) – Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
3 Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) – Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
4 Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) – Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5 Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) – Second-in-Command, State House Armament.
The president has also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers and two Senior Assistants, namely:
1 Hadiza Bala Usman – Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
2 Hannatu Musa Musawa – Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
3 Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate)
4 Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)
Finally, Adeniyi Bashir Adewale was appointed the Acting Comptroller General of Customs with the President’s approval.
According to the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution, the press release underlined that the newly appointed Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police, and Comptroller General of Customs are to act in their roles while their confirmation is pending.
