BREAKING: Boom, Tinubu Benches Service Chiefs, Advisers And Comptroller General Of Customs 

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The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), announced the retirement of all service chiefs, advisers, comptroller general of customs, and their replacements by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

 

This is a major shake-up in the security and administrative sectors of the country, as the president seeks to consolidate his power and implement his agenda.

 

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According to the press release issued by the SGF on June 19, 2023, the president, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all service chiefs and the inspector-general of police, advisers, and 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

 

Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye – Chief of Defense Intelligence

 

President Tinubu has also made additional appointments as follows:

 

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

 

Furthermore, the President has approved the appointments of other military officers within the Presidential Villa:

 

Maj. Isa Farouk Audu – Commanding Officer, State House Artillery

 

Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu – Second-in-Command, State House Artillery

 

Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat – Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence

 

Maj. TS Adeola – Commanding Officer, State House Armament

 

Lt. A. Aminu – Second-in-Command, State House Armament

 

President Tinubu has also appointed two additional Special Advisers and two Senior Assistants:

 

Hadiza Bala Usman – Special Adviser, Policy Coordination

 

Hannatu Musa Musawa – Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy

 

Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate)

 

Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)

 

Additionally, the President has approved the appointment of Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs.

 

It should be noted that the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Comptroller General of Customs will act in their positions pending their confirmation in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

 

These appointments and retirements mark a significant change in the leadership and strategic positions within the Nigerian government and its security apparatus.

 

The SGF stated that the president thanked the outgoing officers for their patriotic service to the nation and wished them well in their future endeavours. He also congratulated the newly appointed officers and urged them to be loyal and dedicated to their duties.

 

However, the retirement and appointment of new service chiefs and other key officers are seen as a strategic move by President Tinubu to reposition the security architecture of the country and address the challenges of insecurity, terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and secessionist agitations. It is also seen as a way of rewarding his loyalists and allies who supported his presidential bid in 2023.

 

Though some analysts have expressed that the new appointments may not reflect regional balance and diversity, and may create resentment among some sections of the country while some believed strongly that the new security team will bring fresh ideas and innovations to tackle the security problems facing the country and the President is trending on the right part but which ever way, it will surely bring better security, economic boost and peaceful cohabitation in the nation.

 

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