Tag: Service Chiefs
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Reps grill CDS, Service Chiefs designate for confirmation
A House of Representatives Special Committee on Wednesday commenced the grilling of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the three Service Chiefs designate, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The House Special Committee was constituted on Wednesday last week following a letter of nomination addressed to Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila by President Muhammadu Buhari pursuant to…
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Buhari orders military chiefs to restore normalcy to ‘troubled’ Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military service chiefs to be decisive in dealing with terrorists and ending the insurgency in the North-east without further delay. Buhari has also justified the extension of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya rail line to Maradi in Niger Republic, saying the project, when completed, will boost trade between Nigeria and Niger Republic,…
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SERVICE CHIEFS: ‘Hail the Chiefs! But Mind the Gaps…’ – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta The last few days have been full of somewhat excited public responses to the belated change of military service chiefs by President Buhari. That a routine exercise which came three years late should attract such significant public notice further underlines the now familiar inertness of this presidency. But at least the president has…
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BREAKING: Buhari nominates all newly retired Service Chiefs as Non-Career Ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of the immediate past Service Chiefs to the Senate as non-career Ambassadors-Designate. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that President Buhari sacked and replaced the former service chiefs on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. In a letter to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate, the President said: “In accordance with…
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Will the new service chiefs stop lopsided security interventions and restore peace? – Chido Nwakanma
President Muhammadu Buhari finally summoned the prudence during the past week to end the inglorious tenure of the military service chiefs under whom Nigeria regressed in security. The new heads of the Army, Navy and Airforce, and defence coordination come two years to the end of the PMB era with a full…
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Security problems deeper than change of Service Chiefs, By Ezomon Ehichioya
By Ezomon Ehichioya Many Nigerians were nonplus when President Muhammadu Buhari promised that he would soon effect changes in the security system of the country. They’d heard that song over and over! Particularly lately, the president would express dissatisfaction and even displeasure with the performance of the service chiefs, and the people would expect him…
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On the newly appointed Service Chiefs – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, recommended to the National Assembly for confirmation/ratification some senior and war-tested officers – Major General Lucky Irabor, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, Rear Admiral Auwal Gambo, and AVM Isyaka Amao – for appointment as service chiefs. In…
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We won’t cut short recess to confirm Buhari’s service chiefs – Senate
The Senate has said it won’t cut short its recess to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs by Presidet Muhammadu Buhari The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, stated this in an interview with The Punch on Friday. He said the Senate, and by extension, the National Assembly postponed its…
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Buhari writes National Assembly, seeks confirmation of Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, seeking confirmation of the recently appointed service chiefs. This was disclosed in a statement released today by the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare. Omoworare noted that the president’s letter to Senate President Ahmad Lawan was dated…
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Peterside Tasks New Service Chiefs’ To Justify Appointment By Buhari
The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of new service chiefs. This is just as he has tasked them to justify the confidence reposed in them by the president in ensuring that there is synergy in the…