Appoints Lagbaja COAS, Egbetokun Ag IGP
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
President Bola Tinubu has sacked all the service chiefs.
Tinubu subsequently appointed Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, as Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; and AVM H.B Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff.
The President also appointed DIG Kayode Egbetokun, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police; and Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye as Chief of Defence Intelligence.
The sack of former service chiefs and their replacement was contained in a statement by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume.
The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read in part: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect.
Tinubu had earlier appointed Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser.
President Tinubu also approved the following appointments: Col. Adebisi Onasanya, Commander, Brigade of Guards; Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf, 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja; Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State; Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim, 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger state; and, Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote, 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
The statement further said that Tinubu had approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows: Maj. Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695), Commanding Officer, State House Artillery; and Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183), Second-in-Command, State House Artillery.
Others are Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656), Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence; Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament; and, Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578), Second-in-Command, State House Armament.
According to the statement, Tinubu also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers and two Senior Assistants.
It gave their names as Hadiza Bala Usman, as Special Adviser, Policy Coordination; Hannatu Musa Musawa, Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy; Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate); and Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
According to the statement, President Tinubu 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.”
