President Tinubu Retires Service Chiefs, Advisers, Comptroller General of Customs, Appoints New Ones

 

By Sunday Olatunyi

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 issued by Willie Bassey, Director, Information office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation noted that 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.