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

PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT 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.

The newly appointed Officers are:

S/N        NAME    APPOINTMENTS

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 Admirral 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

Mr President has also approved the following appointments:

S/N        NAME    APPOINTMENTS

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

Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:

S/N        NAME    APPOINTMENTS

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

Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:

S/N        NAME    APPOINTMENTS

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)

4             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

For: Secretary to the Government of the Federation