Olayiwola Matthew
President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with the newly appointed service chiefs at the State House.
This is the president’s first meeting with the new service chiefs since their appointment on Friday.
Recall that Tinubu had last Friday sacked the former service chiefs in a major shake-up of the nation’s military leadership.
The President named Olufemi Oluyede, a lieutenant general, as the new chief of defence staff, replacing Christopher Musa. Prior to the appointment, Oluyede was the chief of army staff.
Waidi Shaibu, a major general, was named the new chief of army staff, while Sunday Kelvin Aneke, an air vice marshal, was appointed as air chief.
Idi Abbas, a rear admiral, was named the mew naval chief, while Emmanuel Akomaye Parker Undiandeye, a major general, retained his position as chief of defence intelligence.
The shake-up is the second major reshuffle of the military command under Tinubu’s administration since he assumed office in May 2023.
The changes came weeks after rumours of a botched coup plot — a claim the military authorities have since denied.