President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service and announced their replacements with immediate effect.
NigeriaCheck Newspaper learnt the newly appointed officers are:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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 Admirral 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
The President also approved the following appointments:
S/N NAME 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
We also gathered that the President approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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
Mr. President also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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)
Similarly, the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale, as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs, was also approved by the President.
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.
Willie Bassey
Director, Information
For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation