Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, wrote to the Nigerian Senate to seek the confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs.
The president in a letter addressed to the Senate appealed got the screening and confirmation of the service chiefs.
The letter was read on the floor of the plenary by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday, October 28.
The president‘s letter said the Service Chiefs due to screening and confirmation include the 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.
After reading the letter to members of the Nigerian Senate, Akpabio further referred it to the committee of the whole for screening and confirmation of the nominees.
He also announced that the screening of the newly appointed service chiefs will take place next week.
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The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.
