Following the sack of the nation’s service chiefs on today,
President Mohammadu Buhari few hours later has replaced them with new
ones and they include:
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
Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff
Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku Morgan – Chief of Defence Intelligence
Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.) – National Security Adviser
The new Chief of Defence Staff, who hails from Ekiti State, was until
his new appointment, the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and
Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State. For the new Chief of Army
Staff, Buratai who hails from Borno State, he was until his new
appointment, the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which
has its headquarters in Ndjamena.
He 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, Ibas is from Cross River State and 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, Abubakar 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.
According to Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina,
who disclosed this, the new service chiefs will hold their appointments
in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate.
He quoted the President as thanking the outgoing Service Chiefs and
National Security Adviser for their services to the nation and wished
them well in their future endeavours.
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