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

THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF LT GEN TY BURATAI NAM GSS psc(+) ndc (BD) BA (Hon) MA MPhil SPEECH FOR THE FLAG-OFF CEREMONY OF EXERCISE EGWU EKE III SCHEDULED FROM 1 JANUARY TO 28 FEBRUARY 2019

Protocols

1.​ I am delighted to be here in Maiduguri today to flag off Exercise EGWU EKE III. “EGWU EKE” is an Igbo phrase meaning “PYTHON DANCE”. Exercise EGWU EKE I and II took place in year 2016 and 2017 respectively in the South Eastern Region of our country. It yielded positive results in checkmating the security challenges being witnessed in the region then. Exercise EGWU EKE III is significant because for the first time it will be conducted simultaneously across the country. It is also a reassurance of the resolve of the Nigerian Army and indeed the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria as well as other security agencies to ensure that law and order is maintained as we approach the forthcoming 2019 General Elections.

2.​ The Nigerian Army will continue to conduct Internal Security operations in combating criminality and other security challenges in the country, in line with its constitutional mandate of Military Aid to Civil Authority. As the build up to the 2019 General Elections gathers momentum, an upsurge of security challenges such as stockpiling of arms by criminal groups, formation of ethnic militias and violence induced by political activities has been observed.

3.​ These challenges coupled with other security threats across the country such as terrorism, militancy, kidnapping and banditry portend that dissident groups and criminal elements could cash in on the situation to perpetrate large scale violence before, during and after the 2019 General Elections. Drawing from the my vision “To have a Professionally Responsive NA in the Discharge of its Constitutional Roles”, the NA troops need to be prepared and equipped with requisite skills in order to professionally and effectively respond to these challenges and security threats in collaboration with Nigerian Police and other para-military organisation.

4.​ The successes recorded so far in all conducted Nigerian Army level exercises is fulfilling both training and ops objectives of the Nigerian Army. I also believe Exercise EGWU EKE III with its mandate of combating the upsurge of security challenges as we approach the 2019 General Elections will be a success.

5.​ Let me use this opportunity to call on the good people of our great nation Nigeria to provide our men and women in uniform adequate support especially timely information to enable them deliver on the mandate of Exercise EGWU EKE III. I want to also reaffirm the commitment of the Nigerian Army in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in our country. I wish you all well, as we flag off Exercise EGWU EKE III which will be conducted across the 6 geopolitical zones of the country from 1 Jan to 28 Feb 19. Thank you and may Almighty God continue to bless and watch over us.

source: HQ NIGERIAN ARMY

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