BOMA DIPRIYE
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.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, 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.
According to the statement, the newly-appointed officers are: National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar; Acting Inspector-General of Police, DIG Kayode Egbetokun; Chief of Defense Intelligence, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye.
The President has also approved the appointments of Brigade of Guards Commander, Col. Adebisi Onasanya; 7 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; 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote.
Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa including; (N/14695) Commanding Officer State House Artillery, Major 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; (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament, Lt. A. Aminu.
Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, including; Special Adviser, Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Abdullahi Gumel; Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim.
Finally, the President approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.
