President Tinubu retires all service chiefs, IGP, 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.



A statement released by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, says 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:

S/N NAME 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:

S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS



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,

S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS



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.