President Buhari has appointed
new Service Chiefs and NSA. He has approved the following appointments;
1. Major-General Abayomi
Gabriel Olonishakin - Chief of Defence Staff;
2. Major-General T.Y. Buratai -
Chief of Army Staff
3. Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe
Ibas - Chief of Naval Staff
4. Air Vice Marshal Sadique
Abubakar - Chief of Air Staff
5. Air Vice Marshal Monday
Riku Morgan - Chief of Defence
Intelligence
6. Major-General Babagana
Monguno (rtd.) - National Security Adviser
The new Chief of Defence Staff,
Maj.-Gen. Olonishakin (N/6901) hails from Ekiti State. Until his appointment as
Chief of Defence Staff today, he was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and
Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State.
The new Chief of Army Staff,
Maj.-Gen. Buratai hails from Borno State. Until his new appointment today, he
was the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which has its
headquarters in Ndjamena. Maj-Gen. Buratai 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,
Rear Admiral Ibas (NN/0746) hails from
Cross River State. He 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, Air
Vice Marshal Abubakar (NAF/1433) 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.
The new Service Chiefs will
hold their appointments in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate.
President Buhari thanks the
outgoing Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser for their services to the
nation and wishes them well in their future endeavours
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