President Bola Tinubu has sacked all the service chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, the National Security Adviser and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service with immediate effect.
The President in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Director of Information, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, also approved their immediate replacement.
Tinubu also approved the appointment of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the NSA.
The statement read: “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. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; AVM H.B Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff; DIG Kayode Egbetokun, Acting Inspector-General of Police
and 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 additional Special Advisers, and two 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 Assistan , National Assembly Matters (Senate), Hon. Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives).’
The President also approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.
The president said 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.