President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 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:
NAME/ APPOINTMENTS
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
National Security Adviser
Maj. Gen. C.G Musa
Chief of Defence Staff
Maj. 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
Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye
Chief of Defence Intelligence
Mr President also approved the following appointments:
NAME/APPOINTMENTS
1 Col. Adebisi Onasanya Brigade of Guards Commander
2 Lt. Col. Moshood A9biodun 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
Similarly, the President also approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
NAME/APPOINTMENTS
1 Maj. Isa Farouk Audu
Commanding Officer State House Artillery
2 Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu
Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
3 Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat
Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
4 Maj. TS Adeola
Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5 Lt. A. Aminu
Second-in- Command, State House Armament
Mr. President also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:
NAME/APPOINTMENTS
1Hadiza 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)
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 in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.