The resignation of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs has been announced.
It was announced on Tuesday, January 26, with replacements appointed immediately.
The new service chiefs were appointed following criticism of their predecessors over the poor security situation in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari in a tweet via his official Twitter handle noted that he had 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.
The appointments were conveyed in a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, and shared on his Facebook page.
Further, the president went on to thank the outgoing service chiefs who were appointed back in 2015 for their overwhelming achievements in efforts to bring enduring peace to the country and wished them well in future endeavours.
The new service chiefs are:
1. Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff
2. Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff
3. Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff
4. Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
While congratulating the new service chiefs, Buhari urged them to be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of their responsibilities.
The appointment is coming after several Nigerians, prominent personalities, groups advised Buhari to sack the military chiefs following the spate of insecurity across the country.
Recall that the tragic death of 43 rice farmers in the Jere local government area of Borno state sparked a fresh call for President Buhari to sack the service chiefs due to the worsening insecurity in the country.
Later on, President Buhari finally admitted that the effort of Nigeria’s security chiefs against insurgency is not enough. The president made this known in a meeting held with the service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
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