President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of
Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser, NSA, to replace former Service
Chiefs who were sacked earlier today
Acccording to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity), the following are the newly appointed Service Chiefs:
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin – Chief of Defence Staff;
Major-General T.Y. Buratai – Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe
Ibas – Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar – Chief of
Air Staff.
Others appointed today are: Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku Morgan –
Chief of Defence Intelligence and Major-General Babagana Monguno (retd.) –
National Security Adviser.
The new Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Olonishakin (N/6901) hails from Ekiti State.
Until his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff today, he was the Head of the
Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger
State.
The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Buratai hails from Borno State.
Until his new appointment today, he was the Commander of the Multinational
Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in Ndjamena.
Maj-Gen. Buratai has previously served as Commander of the Nigerian Army’s
2nd Brigade in Port Harcourt and Commander of
the Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.
The new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibas (NN/0746) hails from Cross River
State. He enlisted into
the Nigerian Defence Academy
as a member of the 26th Regular Course in 1979 and was commissioned as a
Sub-Lieutenant in 1983.
His previous appointments include: Naval Provost Marshal, Chief Staff
Officer, Naval Training Command, Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters,
Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command and Chief of Logistics, Naval
Headquarters.
Until his appointment as Chief of Naval Staff, he was the Chief Executive
Officer of Navy Holdings Limited.
The new Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar (NAF/1433) hails from Bauchi State.
His previous appointments include: Chief of Standards and Evaluation, NAF
Headquarters; Chief of Defence Communications and Air Officer Commanding, NAF
Training Command.
Until his new appointment today as Chief of Air Staff, he was the Chief of
Administration, NAF Headquarters.
The new Service Chiefs will hold their appointments in an acting capacity
until confirmed by the Senate.
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