Tinubu retires all Service Chiefs, Advisers, Comptroller General of Customs, appoints new ones

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of  Police, Advisers, and Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. 

In a statement by the Director of Information for Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the newly appointed Officers are as follow:

1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser.

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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.

Tinubu also approved the following appointments:

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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 approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:

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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 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 approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.

According to the statement, 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.