President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Service Chiefs and announced their replacements.
In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, General Olufemi Oluyede has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Christopher Musa.
Major-General W. Shaibu is now the Chief of Army Staff, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke has been named Chief of Air Staff, while Rear Admiral I. Abbas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff. The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye, will continue in his current role.
The President expressed his deep appreciation to the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and the other Service Chiefs for their dedication, patriotism, and exemplary leadership.
He urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to justify the confidence reposed in them by strengthening professionalism, vigilance, and unity within the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
“All appointments take immediate effect,” the statement concluded.
