BREAKING: PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES

Maj-Gen TA Lagbaja

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.

The newly appointed Officers are: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National - Security Adviser Maj. Gen. C.G Musa - Chief of Defence Staff Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja - Chief of Army Staff Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla - Chief of Naval Staff AVM H.B Abubakar - Chief of Air Staff DIG Kayode Egbetokun Acting Inspector-General of Police Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye - Chief of Defense Intelligence

Mr President has 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 Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote - 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows: 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 Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) - Second-in- Command, State House Armament Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely: Hadiza Bala Usman - Special Adviser, Policy Coordination Hannatu Musa Musawa - Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel - Senior Special Assistant , National Assembly Matters (Senate) Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim -Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives) Finally, the President has 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. Willie Bassey Director, Information

Source: NTA

For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation