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.
The newly appointed Officers are: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser, 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, AVM H.B Abubakar Chief of Air Staff, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, Acting Inspector-General of Police and Major General EPA Undiandeye Chief of Defense Intelligence.
The President approved the following appointments: Col. Adebisi Onasanya Brigade of Guards Commander, 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 and Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Tinubu approved the appointments of other military officers in the Presidential Villa as follows: Major Isa Farouk Audu, Commanding Officer State House Artillery, Captain Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu, Second-in-Command, State House Artillery, Major Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat, Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence. Maj. T.S Adeola, Commanding Officer, State House Armament and Lt. A. Aminu, Second-in- Command, State House Armament.
The President also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers, and two Senior Assistants, namely: Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser, Policy Coordination, Hannatu Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy, Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel Senior Special Assistant , National Assembly Matters (Senate), Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)
He approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.
Appointment of Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of Police and 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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