President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed new service chiefs for the armed forces.
The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the appointment of the new service chiefs followed the resignation of the former service chiefs.
Recall that they had been long public outcry by members of the public, including the federal lawmakers, calling on the President to sack the former service chiefs on account of their alleged under performance.
The statement by Adesina read: “President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service.
“Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
“President Buhari thanks the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country,” wishing them well in their future endeavours.
“The new Service Chiefs are: Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
“The President congratulates the new Service Chiefs, and urges them to be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of their responsibilities.”
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Wike commends Buhari over sack of Service Chiefs
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of new Service Chiefs.
Wike, in a statement by his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, noted though the appointments came late, the President should be commended for listening to the voices of the people.
He challenged the new appointees to see their appointments as an opportunity to re-engineer the nation’s security architecture, which had suffered a tremendous setback in the last five years.
“The new Service Chiefs should not politicise security by aligning with politicians. What the country needs now is competence and professionalism that will reduce insecurity to the barest minimum,” he said.
Wike noted that Nigerians, who lost confidence in the former Service Chiefs were looking up to the new appointees to make the desired change.
He called on all levels of government to give the Service Chiefs the needed support they would require to execute their assignments.
“This is an opportunity to serve the nation and I believe that the Service Chiefs will be focused and dedicated,” he said.
