Tinubu Retires All Service Chiefs, Advisers, Comptroller General Of Customs …Appoints New Ones

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, 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.

A statement by the Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Willie Bassey, revealed that the names of the newly appointed Officers are! the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. T.A Lagbaja, Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral E.W Ogalla, Chief of Air Staff, AVM H.B Abubakar, Acting Inspector General of Police, DIG Kayode Egbetokun, and Chief of Defense Intelligence, Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye.

It was added in the release that the President has also approved some other appointments. These include Brigade of Guards Commander, Col. Adebisi Onasanya, 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 and 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote.

The President was said to have also approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa.
These include; Maj. Isa Farouk Audu
(N/14695), Commanding Officer, State House Artillery, Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183), Second-in-Command, State House Artillery, Maj. 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

According to the release, Mr. President also approved the appointments of two additional Special Advisers, and two Senior Assistants, namely: Hadiza Bala Usman Special Adviser, Policy Coordination, Hannatu Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy, Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate), and Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).

The President was also said to have 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,” the release read.