NEWS
President Buhari meets newly appointed service chiefs
On Wednesday, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari held a behind closed doors meeting with the new service chiefs at the Presidential Villa.
Recall that the President had fired the former service chief with new and instant replacements.
The service chiefs, who were appointed on Tuesday, arrived at the villa in their old official vehicles at about 4.00p.m.
The new service chiefs are Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Adm. Awwal Zubairu Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff and AVM Isiaka Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
The service chiefs replaced former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
See photos from the meeting below:
