The newly appointed service chiefs have arrived at the national assembly for screening by the senate and house of representatives.
On October 24, President Bola Tinubu appointed Olufemi
Oluyede, a lieutenant general, as the chief of defence staff; Waidi Shaibu, a
major general, as chief of army staff; and Sunday Kelvin Aneke, an air vice
marshal, as the chief of air staff.
He also named Idi Abbas, rear admiral, as chief of naval
staff, while Emmanuel Akomaye Undiandeye, a major general, retained his
position as chief of defence intelligence.
Tinubu sacked the previous service chiefs following growing
public pressure for improved security outcomes, as the country continues to
grapple with terrorism, banditry, and other violent crimes across multiple
regions.
On Tuesday, the president asked the senate to
“expeditiously” screen and confirm the newly appointed service chiefs.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter
during Tuesday’s plenary.
Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, also read the
president’s correspondence during Wednesday’s plenary.
The speaker subsequently constituted a special panel chaired
by Babajimi Benson, chairman of the house committee on defence, to screen the
service chiefs.
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