ASHENEWS reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has retired all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, all Advisers, the Comptroller-General of Customs from Service.
A statement by the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Willie Bassey, also said Tinubu appointed their replacements with immediate effect.
The newly appointed Officers are:
1 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 Defense Intelligence
Mr President has 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 Ademola, (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5 Lt. A. Aminu, (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament
Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) 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 Barr. Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
The President also approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.
“It is to be noted that the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller General of Customs are to act in their positions, pending their confirmation in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the statement reads.
