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Iheanyi Chukwudi
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday sacked all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs and approved their immediate retirement from Service.
The President's approval which is with immediate effect, also saw thee appointment of the Special Adviser on Security, Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser (NSA).
A statement from the Director of Information,
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, named the new appointees as, Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. C.G. Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen T. A. Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admirral E. A. Ogalla and Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B. Abubakar.
Others are Acting Inspector-General of Police, DIG Kayode Egbetokun and Chief of Defense Intelligence, Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye.
Also appointed are Brigade of Guards Commander, Col. Adebisi Onasanya;¿? Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja, Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf; 177 Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa; 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger, Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim and 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote.
The President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa: (N/14695) Commanding Officer State House Artillery, Maj. Isa Farouk Audu; (N/16183) Second-in-Command, State House Artillery, Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu; (N/14656) Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence, Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat; (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament, Maj. TS Adeola and (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament, Lt. A. Aminu.
President Tinubu also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers, and two Senior Assistants. They are Special Adviser, Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa; Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel and Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim.
Also approved is the appointment of Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Adeniyi Bashir Adewale.
The statement also reads in part, “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."
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