President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect.
This was made known by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, the President appointed the following officers with their portfolios.
The newly appointed Officers are:
S/NAME – APPOINTMENTS
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser
Maj. Gen. C.G Musa as Chief of Defence Staff
Maj. T. A Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff
Rear Admiral E. A. Ogalla as Chief of Naval Staff
AVM H.B Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff
DIG Kayode Egbetokun as Acting Inspector-General of Police
7Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye as Chief of Defense Intelligence
Mr. President has also approved the following appointments:
S/NNAMEAPPOINTMENTS
1Col. Adebisi Onasanya – Brigade of Guards Commander
2Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf – 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja
3Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa – 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State
4Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim – 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger
5Lt. 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:
S/NNAMEAPPOINTMENTS
1Maj. Isa Farouk Audu –
(N/14695)Commanding Officer State House Artillery
2Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183)- Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
3Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656)- Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
4Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860)- Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5Lt. 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:
S/NNAMEAPPOINTMENTS
1Hadiza Bala Usman as Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
2Hannatu Musa Musawa as Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
3Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel as Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate)
4Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim as Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)
Finally, the President has 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 by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
