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Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of Service Chiefs
Ahmed Tinubu
Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has sought the confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs by the Senate.
The request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Tuesday.
The new Service Chiefs are Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa – Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Tahoreed Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff, Air Vice Marshal Halidu Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff, Kayode Egbetokun – Acting Inspector General of Police andM Maj Gen. E. P. A Undiandeye – Chief of Defence Intelligence.
President Tinubu, had on Monday, June 19 approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of Customs Service and subsequently appoints new Service Chiefs.
They replaced General Lucky Irabor -Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru -Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo -Chief of Naval Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao -Chief of Air Staff, Usman Alkali Baba -Inspector General of Police.
The new appointments, according to Tinubu were in compliance with Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act. Cap A20 Laws the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The planned screening and approval of the Service Chiefs by the Senate at Committee of the whole, as explained by Senate President arose from the fact that standing Committees on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force are yet to be constituted.
He added that the screening will be done expeditiously in line with request made to that effect by the President and the need for re – engineering of the nation’s security architecture.
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