Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new service chiefs and a new National Security Adviser. A statement from the State House in Abuja‎ said Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin is now the new Chief of Defence Staff. Until his appointment, Olonishakin who hails from Ekiti State was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State. The new Chief of Army Staff is Major-General T.Y. Buratai from Borno State. Until his new appointment, he was the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in Ndjamena‎, Chad. 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 is Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas 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. Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar is now the new Chief of Air Staff‎. Abubakar is 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. Also announced by the State House is a new Chief of Defence Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku  Morgan and a new National Security Adviser, ‎Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.) ‎ The new Service Chiefs will hold their appointments in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate. The President thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser for their services to the nation and wished them well in their future endeavours.   Source: ThisDay Newspaper

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This article was first published on 14th July 2015

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