Tinubu sacks service chiefs, appoints replacements…makes Wale Adeniyi Ag. CGC
President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of Customs from Service. He also approved their replacements.
Also appointment is Adeniyi Bashir Adewale as the Ag. Comptroller General of Customs.
Adeniyi, former spokesman of the Customs was redeployed to the Apapa Area Command in 2017.
He was promoted to the rank of Comptroller in 2017 and appointed Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
In 2019 he was redeployed to serve as the Controller in charge of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command, Lagos.
He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Comptroller General in February 2020 shortly after he supervised the seizure of $8.07 million cash being illegally taken out of Nigeria through the E-Wing of the international airport tarmac.
In a press statement on Monday, the Director, Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, said the appointed service chiefs include
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser
2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, Chief of Defence Staff
3 Maj. T. A. Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff
4 Rear Admiral 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
Mr President has also approved the following appointments:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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
Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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 Intelligence
4 Maj. TS Adeola (N/12860), Commanding Officer, State House Armament
5 Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) Second-in- Command, State House Armament
Mr. President has also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:
S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS
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)
