President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written the House of Representatives seeking the confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, which was read at plenary Thursday.
The following were earlier appointed by President Tinubu, including Chief of Defence Staff (Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa), Chief of Army Staff (Major General Taoreed A Lagbaja), Chief of Naval Staff (Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla ) and Chief of the Air Staff (Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar).
According to the letter, the request is in compliance with the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act. Cap A20 Laws the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The president however asked the House to act expeditiously on the request, considering the level of insecurity in the country.
Tinubu had appointed the service chiefs when both Chambers of the National Assembly were on recess.
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