The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday read a letter from President Bola Tinubu’s letter addressed to the Senate seeking the confirmation of recently appointed service chiefs.
Akpabio also revealed that the service chiefs would be screened by the entire senate in the senate chamber on a yet-to-be-announced date. Akpabio, read the letter at the resumption of the plenary session.
Last week, the President similarly asked the House of Representatives to confirm the newly appointed service chiefs.
The Speaker, Abass Tajudeen, read the President’s letter at opened plenary session.
The President appointed the service chiefs on June 19.
The new appointees include Nuhu Ribadu (National Security Adviser), Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff), and AVM Hassan Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff).
