By Seun Adams
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.
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 Admiral 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.
The other appointments made as contained in a statement signed by Mr. Willie Bassey, Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation included: 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, 5 Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Additionally, the President approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows: 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
The special Advisers include: 1 Hadiza Bala Usman Special Adviser, Policy Coordination, 2 Hannatu Musa Musawa Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy, 3 Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate), Mr. Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).
Mr. Adeniyi Bashir Adewale, was announced as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.
The statement however, added 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.