President Bola Tinubu has replaced the service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police.
He also appointed Malam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser. Last week, Ribadu, the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Special Adviser on Security.
The new service chiefs are: Major General C.G Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Major General T. A Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff) and Air Vice Marsal H.B Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff).
He also named Deputy Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun as acting Inspector-General of Police, while Major General E. P. A. Undiandeye is thw Chief of Defense Intelligence.
Other appointment, as announced in a statement by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, are: 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
In the Presidential Villa, the following appointments were announced:
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
President Tinubu also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers, and two Senior Assistants. They are:
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)
Deputy Comptroller General of Customs Adeniyi Bashir Adewale is also appointed acting Comptroller General of Customs.
The statement said: “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”.
