Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has retired all Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller-General of Customs from Service with immediate effect.
The President has also approved their replacements with immediate effect.
Willie Bassey, Director, Information confirmed the development in a statement he released Monday evening on behalf of Secretary to the Government of the Federation
“The newly appointed Officers are: 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser
2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa , Chief of Defence Staff, 3 Maj. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff
4 Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla , Chief of Naval Staff, 5 AVM H.B Abubakar , Chief of Air Staff, 6 DIG Kayode Egbetokun , Acting Inspector-General of Police, 7 Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye , Chief of Defense Intelligence
” Mr President has also approved the following appointments: 1. Col. Adebisi Onasanya, Brigade of Guards Commander, 2 Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun 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 and
5 Lt. 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/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
1 Maj. Isa Farouk Audu
(N/14695) Commanding Officer, State House Artillery ,
2 Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) Second-in-Command, State House Artillery, 3 Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
4 Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860) Commanding Officer, State House Armament, 5 Lt. 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 : 1. Hadiza Bala Usman , Special Adviser, Policy Co-ordination, 2 Hannatu Musa Musawa , Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy3 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,” Bassey said in the statement.
(vitalnewsngr.com)
