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President Tinubu Sack Service Chiefs, Dissolve Boards of MDAs

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Jun 19, 2023
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As DCG Adewale Adeniyi Becomes Ag. CGC Customs

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of NIgeria

In a move that did not take many unawares, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of  Police, Advisers and the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect.

A statement from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, signed by Mr. Willie Bassey, Director Information listed the new Service Chief as follows:

1              Mallam Nuhu Ribadu      National Security Adviser

2              Maj. Gen. C.G Musa       Chief of Defense 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

Other appointment made by the President include:

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

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 Intel

4              Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860)Commanding Officer, State House Armament

5              Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578)  Second-in- Command, State House Armament

The statement disclosed that Mr. President  also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants:

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)

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

The statement from the office of the SGF said  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.

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In a related development, another statement from the office of the secretary to the government of the federation, press and public relations department, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest.

According to the statement, the dissolution does not affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

“In view of this development and until such a time new boards are constituted, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies are directed to refer matters requiring the attention of their Boards to the President, through the Permanent Secretaries of their respective supervisory Ministries and Offices”.

“Permanent Secretaries are directed, also, to route such correspondences to Mr. President through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation”.

“Consequently, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies are to ensure compliance to the provision of this directive which took effect from Friday 16th June, 2023”.

“Permanent Secretaries are particularly directed to inform the Chief Executive Officers of the affected Agencies under the supervision of their respective Ministries/Offices for immediate compliance’, the statement said.

With this development, what the days to come hold remains to be seen.

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