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    President Tinubu sacks Service Chiefs, IGP, Customs CG, appoints new ones

    By National UpdateJune 19, 2023 National No Comments2 Mins Read
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    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sacked all Service Chiefs including the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service.

    In their place the President named their replacements to include,

    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 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:

    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:

    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.

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