Just as it was generally expected, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointments of the Service Chiefs after six hours of screening behind closed doors.
Those confirmed were Major General Abayomi Olonisakin as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Tukur Brutai as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshall Sadique Abubakar as Chief of Staff.
The closed session started around 11:22 am and ended around 4:00 pm.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had announced on Wednesday last week that the newly appointed service chiefs would be screened during plenary on Thursday last week by 11:00am.
Saraki had read President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter seeking the confirmation of the upper chamber for the appointment of new service chiefs, during plenary.
He had said that the letter to confirm the appointments was in accordance with the provisions of Section18 (1) of the Armed Forces Act, 2004.
Speaking after the confirmation of the appointments, Saraki urged them to tackle the wave of insurgency in the North-East and oil theft across the country.
Buhari on July 13, announced the appointment of Major General Abayomi Olonishakin, Chief of Defence Staff; Major General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, Chief of Naval Staff; Air Vice-Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff; and Air Vice-Marchal Monday Morgan as Chief of Defence Intelligence.
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