President Tinubu Sacks, Appoints Service Chiefs, IGP, NSA, Others

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday 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 President also approved the appointments of newly officers to fill the vacancies

The newly appointees are Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser, Major-General C.G Musa – as Chief of Defence Staff, Major=General T. A Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla as Chief of Naval Staff and AVM H.B Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff

Others included DIG Kayode Egbetokun – Acting Inspector-General of Police, Major-General EPA Undiandeye – Chief of Defense Intelligence and Mr. Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.

President Tinubu also 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 State and Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote – 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja,

Others include, Major Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695) – Commanding Officer State House Artillery, Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183), Second-in-Command, State House Artillery, Major Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) – Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence, Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860),- Commanding Officer, State House Armament and Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) – Second-in-Command, State House Armament,

President Tinubu also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers and two Senior Special Assistants namely; Hadiza Bala Usman as Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hannatu Musa Musawa as Special Adviser on Culture and Entertainment Economy while Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel was appointed as Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate) and Hon. Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim as Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)

A statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said 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.