President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made noticeable changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs.
This comes after speculations of an attempted coup surfaced recently.
According to a statement released on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, the reshuffle is “in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture.”
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The statement titled ‘Tinubu changes service chiefs” further noted that the President appointed General Olufemi Oluyede to replace General Christopher Musa as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
General Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Defence Staff in
General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff out
“The new Chief of Army Staff is Major-General W. Shaibu. Air Vice Marshall S.K. Aneke is Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas is the new Chief of Naval Staff. Chief of Defence Intelligence Major-General E.A.P Undiendeye retains his position.
“The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, expresses most profound appreciation to the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and the other Service Chiefs for their patriotic service and dedicated leadership,” the statement further read.
Tinubu charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to justify the confidence reposed in them by further enhancing the professionalism, vigilance and comradeship that define Nigeria’s Armed Forces.
According to the statement, all appointments take immediate effect.
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