President Tinubu appoints Cross River-born Undiandeye, others in latest appointments 

President Tinubu appoints Cross River-born Undiandeye, others in latest appointments 

President Bola Tinubu has on Monday, June 19, 2023, appointed Maj. General EPA Undiandeye as Chief of Defense Intelligence, after retiring all Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.), Advisers, and several others. 

The appointments were contained in a press release signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director, Information for Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF George Akume.

The statement stated that new officers, advisers, and others were appointed to fill the vacant spaces. 

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect”, the press statement read in part. 

The newly appointed Officers are:

1. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu – National Security Adviser 

2. Maj. Gen. C.G. Musa – Chief of Defence Staff 

3. Maj. T.A. Lagbaja – Chief of Army Staff 4. Rear Admiral E.A. Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff

4. Rear Admiral E.A. Ogalla – Chief of Naval Staff 

5. AVM H.B. Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff 

6. DIG Kayode Egbetokun – Acting Inspector-General of Police

7. Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye – Chief of Defense Intelligence 

8. Adeniyi Bashir Adewale – Acting Comptroller General of Customs

President Tinubu also approved the following appointments: 

1. Col. Adebisi Onasanya – Brigade of Guards Commander 

2. Lt. Col. Moshood Abiodun Yusuf – 7 Guards Battalion, Asokoro, Abuja

3. Lt. Col. Auwalu Baba Inuwa – 177, Guards Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State 

4. Lt. Col. Mohammed J. Abdulkarim – 102 Guards Battalion, Suleja, Niger 

5. Lt. Col. Olumide A. Akingbesote – 176 Guards Battalion, Gwagwalada, Abuja

In a similar vein, the President also approved the appointments of other Military Officers in the Presidential Villa as follows: 

1. Maj. Isa Farouk Audu (N/14695) – Commanding Officer State House Artillery 

2. Capt. Kazeem Olalekan Sunmonu (N/16183) – Second-in-Command, State House Artillery 

3. Maj. Kamaru Koyejo Hamzat (N/14656) – Commanding Officer, State House Military Intelligence

4. Maj. T.S. Adeola (N/12860) – Commanding Officer, State House Armament 5. Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) – Second-in-Command, State House Armament

5. Lt. A. Aminu (N/18578) – Second-in-Command, State House Armament

President Bola Tinubu also approved the appointments of two (2) additional Special Advisers, and two (2) Senior Assistants, namely:

1. Hadiza Bala Usman – Special Adviser, Policy Coordination 

2. Hannatu Musa Musawa – Special Adviser, Culture and Entertainment Economy

3. Sen. Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (Senate) 

4. Hon. (Barr.) Olarewaju Kunle Ibrahim – Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives)

It is to be noted that the appointed Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police and the Comptroller General of Customs are to act in their positions, pending their confirmation in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Niger.