President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting it to screen and confirm the recently appointed service chiefs.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE reports Tinubu’s request letter was read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio
Tinubu urged the Senate to give expeditious consideration to the appointments.
The request had been referred to the committee of the whole for screening and confirmation of the nominees, next week.
Tinubu at the weekend removed General Christopher Musa, with Oluyede (a former Chief of Army Staff) replacing him as the Chief of Defence Staff.
He, however, retained Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye as the Chief of Defence Intelligence.
Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare, said the move was due to “the efforts of the Federal Government to strengthen the national security architecture”.
“All appointments take immediate effect,” he wrote.
The Senate will on Wednesday, confirm the newly appointed Service Chiefs the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said.
Akpabio made this known during Tuesday’s plenary after reading President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking for the confirmation of the Service Chiefs.
The Senate President said it was important to screen and confirm the Chief of Defence Staff and other Service Chiefs so that they can start work immediately.
Tinubu had said in the letter: “I am pleased to present for confirmation by the Senate the four nominees listed as service chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
”Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Waheedi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, AVM Kennedy Aneke; and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Adm. Idi Abbas and Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede.
“While I hope that you will consider and confirm the nominees, please accept, Mr President, the assurance of my consideration and best regards”.
Tinubu had last Friday made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs.
This, he said, was in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture.
