Senate President Refers Buhari’s Nomination Of New Service Chiefs, Others To Committees 

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday referred President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs to the Joint Committee on Defence, Army, Airforce and Navy for screening and recommendation to the Senate.

President Buhari had in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, dated January 27, 2021, said that the screening was being sought in furtherance of Section 18 (1) of the Armed Forces Act Cap A.20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

The new Service Chiefs to be screened are Major General Lucky Irabor – Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru – Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo – Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao as Chief of Air Staff.

Also referred was the President’s request for the confirmation of General Abayomi Olonisakin (Rtd); Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd); Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas (Rtd); Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar(Rtd); and Air Vice Marshal Muhammad S. Usman (Rtd) as non-career Ambassador-designate to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Lawan, while referring the nomination of Barr. Victor Chinemerem Muruako for appointment as Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission to the Committee on Finance; also referred the nomination of Larry Obinna Chukwu as Commissioner for the Nigerian Law Reform to the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

The Committees were all given two weeks to report back to the Senate.