President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, appointed new service chiefs in the country and named a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, as his new National Security Adviser (NSA).

Ribadu replaces Babagana Monguno as the nation’s NSA.

Tinubu also approved the appointment of Adeniyi Adewale as the Acting Comptroller General of Customs, even as he removed all service chiefs that he met in office.

“It is to be noted that 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,” said a statement by Willie Bassey, the Director of Information on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.

The move by the President followed persistent calls by civil society organisations that the security architecture be rejigged and fresh hands allowed to handle the nation’s security apparatus.

During his inauguration speech, Tinubu promised to “defend the nation from terror and all forms of criminality that threaten the peace and stability of our country”, adding that “to effectively tackle this menace, we shall reform both our security doctrine and its architecture”.

See full list:

Newly appointed Service Chiefs
1	Mallam Nuhu Ribadu	National Security Adviser (NSA)
2	Maj. Gen. C.G Musa	Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
3	Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja	Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
4	Rear Admiral E. A Ogalla	Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)
5	AVM H.B Abubakar	Chief of Air Staff (CAS)
6	DIG Kayode Egbetokun	Ag Inspector-General of Police
7	Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye	Chief of Defense Intelligence

Other 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
6	Maj. Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695)	Commanding Officer State House Artillery
7	Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183)	Second-in-Command, State House Artillery
8	Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656)	Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence
9	Maj. T. S. Adeola (N/12860)	Commanding Officer, State House Armament
10	Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578)	Second-in- Command, State House Armament
11	Hadiza Bala Usman	Special Adviser, Policy Coordination
12	Hannatu Musa Musawa	Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy
13	Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel	Senior Special Assistant , National Assembly Matters (Senate)
14	Hon. (Barr) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim	Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (HoR)

FULL LIST: President Tinubu Appoints New Service Chiefs, Names Ribadu NSA

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