Special Adviser To The President On Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed the appointments in a statement.
“In accordance with section 171 (1), (2) (c) & sub-section (4) of 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the under-listed five (5) names of nominees as Non-Career Ambassadors-Designate,” read a letter the president sent to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate.
The president appointed the Ex-Service Chiefs in 2015 and refused to bow to the pressure of relieving them of their duties until they “voluntarily resigned”.
Due to the rising insecurity across the country, different stakeholders had asked the president to inject fresh hands into the war against insecurity.
By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Editor
General Ishola Williams retired as Commander of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), the think-tank of the Nigerian Army. Before then, he was the Chief of Training, Operation and Plans (CTOP) at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). Since Williams retired from the military, he has been active in the anti-corruption sector, assuming, in the process, the headship of the global anti-corruption body, Transparency International, TI, Nigeria.
In this interview, the former TRADOC Commander speaks on the Service Chiefs who lost their jobs last week and Nigeria’s worst rating on Corruption Perception Index since 2015. The Service Chiefs are General Abayomi Olonisakin (CDS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (COAS), Navy chief Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and Air chief Sadiq Abubakar. They were appointed in 2015. They were replaced by Major Gen. Leo Irabor (CDS), Major Gen. J. Attahiru (COAS), Rear Admiral AZ Gambo (Navy chief) and AVM IO Amao (Air chief)..
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Let’s stop ‘smiling & dancing’ military operations
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By Tonnie Iredia
Loud calls in the last year for a change of military service chiefs in Nigeria appear to have ended with the announcement, a few days ago, of a new team. An aggregation of the numerous reactions to the new team to be led by war veteran, Lucky Irabor shows that the idea of bringing the team on board at this point in time is propitious and well received.
However, a few people including this writer are still apprehensive of the efficacy of Nigeria’s security architecture. To start with, our leaders erroneously imagine that national security begins and ends with defence and military might. While not doubting the reality of civil strife as a daily feature of Nigeria’s heterogeneous and disparate communities, national security must be better understood to include other crucial areas such as job security and indeed food security; otherwise, a national security policy would be of no use to
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Following his resignation as accepted by President Muhammadu Buhari, Lieutenant General TY Buratai has officially handed over the mantle of leadership of the Nigerian Army to the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General I Attahiru.
The handover ceremony held at the Army Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday 28 January 2021.
Following the ceremony, the new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru officially resumed duty.
Following the retirement of the immediate past Service Chiefs, President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of their replacements
The new Service Chiefs include Major-General LEO Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral AZ Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice-Marshal IO Amao, Chief of Air Staff.