President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, requesting the screening and confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs.
The letter, read during Tuesday’s plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, outlined the names of the nominees and their respective positions.
According to the letter, the Service Chiefs are Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General Emmanuel Undiendeye.
Following the reading of the letter, Senator Akpabio referred the request to the Committee of the Whole for screening and subsequent confirmation of the nominees, scheduled for next week.
