Jonathan appoints new Police boss, DG SSS and Service Chiefs
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced the Inspector General of Police, Ogbonnaya Onovo, the Director General of the
State Security Services, SSS and the Services Chiefs.
State Security Services, SSS and the Services Chiefs.
Hafiz A. Ringim has been named as the acting Inspector General of Police, while Ita Ekpeyong is the new Director General of the State
Security Services (SSS), replacing A.A Gadzama.
Security Services (SSS), replacing A.A Gadzama.
The new service chiefs are: Air Marshal O.O Peterin (chief of defence staff), Major General O. A. Ihejirika (chief of army staff), Rear Admiral
O.S Ibrahim (Chief of Naval Staff), Air Vice Marshal M.D Umar (Chief of Air staff),
O.S Ibrahim (Chief of Naval Staff), Air Vice Marshal M.D Umar (Chief of Air staff),
The president spokesman, Ima Niboro said in a statement issued in Abuja that the appointment takes immediate effect, but subject to the
approval of the National Assembly and the Armed Forces Act, section 18.
approval of the National Assembly and the Armed Forces Act, section 18.
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No coup scare, says Defence Headquarters
… As Presidency explains shake up in military
… As Presidency explains shake up in military
By LUCKY NWANKWERE, and MOLLY KILETE, Abuja
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
The Presidency yesterday said there was no ulterior motive behind the retirement of certain senior officers of the Armed Forces, describing it as purely a routine matter.
This is even as the Defence Headquarters assured Nigerians that there was no iota of truth in the report about a coup scare in the country and asked them to discard speculations by some unscrupulous people, who are out to rubbish the Nigerian military and give it a bad name.
Reacting to newspaper reports yesterday to the effect that President Umaru Yar'Adua had ordered the retirement of some senior military officers, it said those affected were due for retirement having spent the stipulated 35 years in service. Already, four new General Officers Commanding (GOCs) have been appointed following the gale of retirement that has hit the military.
In a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Mr. Segun Adeniyi and made available to the State House correspondents in Abuja , it said the decision on the retirement of the affected military officers was taken at a duly convened Army Council meeting in June this year, stressing that most of the officers affected were commissioned on March 1, 1972.
The Presidency also explained that the redeployment of other officers was borne out of the need to fill the vacant positions arising from the retirements, saying it would be wrong to ascribe any other motive to what it described as a routine movement of personnel in the Armed Forces.
Director of Defence Information(DDI), Colonel. Mohammed Yusuf, while speaking about the alleged coup scare as reported by some foreign media, said that there was no iota of truth in the reports.
A foreign media was said to have reported and attributed the recent retirement from service of some senior military officers as a result of a coup scare in which they were alleged to have been involved.
Yusuf described the retirement of the affected officers from service as a normal process in the military, saying that as spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, he is in a better position to know if there was a coup as such matters are not kept secret in the military.
" I'm not aware of any coup scare. If there is coup attempt and some people are arrested, should they not be in detention? I'm not aware of any coup scare," he said.
Yusuf also debunked the allegations that 40 generals were affected in the retirement exercise as reported by a local medium, saying that there was no record to show the huge number. He explained that what took place was a few postings, which did not mean that those involved had been retired from service, adding that the posting and retirement of military officers followed the conditions of service of officers.
In a related development, the four new GOCs were appointed following the approval of President Umaru Musa Yaradua, who is also the commander in chief of the Armed Forces.
Similarly, a new Chief Of Policy and Plans, military secretary, Director of Military Intelligence, Provost Marshall as well as a new Guards Brigade Commander have been appointed.
Under the new arrangement which takes effect August 20, Major-General Moses Obi, formally of the Defence Head Quarters, Abuja, is now GOC, 1 Division, Kaduna, while the former GOC, General Lawrence Jokotola moves to the Training And Doctrine Command(TRADOC), as the new commander, while General Dambazau, formally of the Department of Army Standards and Evaluation(DASE), Abuja, is now the GOC, 2 Division, Ibadan, while the former GOC, General Saleh, moves to the Defence Head Quarters.
Under the new arrangement which takes effect August 20, Major-General Moses Obi, formally of the Defence Head Quarters, Abuja, is now GOC, 1 Division, Kaduna, while the former GOC, General Lawrence Jokotola moves to the Training And Doctrine Command(TRADOC), as the new commander, while General Dambazau, formally of the Department of Army Standards and Evaluation(DASE), Abuja, is now the GOC, 2 Division, Ibadan, while the former GOC, General Saleh, moves to the Defence Head Quarters.
Major-General Akinyemi, is to take over as GOC, 3 Division, Jos, while the former GOC, Gen. Oshanupin moves to the National War College(NWC), Abuja as deputy commandant, while Major-General A.T. Ibrahim, who until the new appointment the was acting Chief of Defence Research and Develpoment at the DHQ, is to take over as GOC, 82 Division Enugu from General Usman Atawodi, who is now the new military Secretary.
However, major-General Azubuike Ihejirika, is to remain as GOC 81 Division, Lagos , until December, when 81 division will cease to be a division and return to its old status of Garrison.
Major-General Harrison Adoga who until the new appointment, Commander Army Head Quarters Garrison, is now the Commandant, Nigerian Army Infantry Centre and School(ICS), Jaji, while the former commandant, Gen. Yaduma has been moved to the DHQ as Chief of defence operations, while Brigadier-General Role, deputy commandant of the NWC, is now the commander Army Head Quarters Garrison. Gen Asokogun is now commandant, Nigeria Army Amour Corp and School
Major-General Harrison Adoga who until the new appointment, Commander Army Head Quarters Garrison, is now the Commandant, Nigerian Army Infantry Centre and School(ICS), Jaji, while the former commandant, Gen. Yaduma has been moved to the DHQ as Chief of defence operations, while Brigadier-General Role, deputy commandant of the NWC, is now the commander Army Head Quarters Garrison. Gen Asokogun is now commandant, Nigeria Army Amour Corp and School
Major-General Ekwo, who until the new posting was the Chief Of Logistics(COLOG) at the Army Head Quarters, Abuja, is now the Chief Of Policy and Plans(COPP), while General Okunbor, former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army, is to take over as COLOG. Also, Brigadier-General Jibrin of the Nigerian Army School of Military Police, Zaria , is now the new Provost Marshall, while Brigadier-General Chong, is the new Director of Military Intelligence(DMI), with the former DMI, Gen. Adekegba Ovo now moved to the DHQ as Director of procurement.
Major-General Ike, who until the new appointment was in charge of the Nigerian Army Signal Corps And School, is now to head the Department of Army Standards And Evaluation, while Gen. Ogunedo takes over as the new commandant.
Also on the list, is Major-General Saeed, who is now the new Chief of Defence Intelligence(CDI), while the former Chief, Major-General Haladu Giwa is to proceed on retirement. Brigadier-General Monguno, is the new Commander, Guards Brigade, while the former Commander, Brigadier-General Oshoboiki, is to move to TRADOC as a director, with Brigadier-General Atiegoba, taking charge of the Nigerian Army College of Logistics.
Meanwhile, Major-General Chikwe and Brigadier-General Lartey remain as Chief Of Army Operations(COPSA) and Director Army Finance and Accounts(DAFA), respectively.
Major-General Yerima, is still commandant, Nigeria Army Ordinance Corps and School, while General Samuel, former Military Secretary is to take over as Commandant, Nigerian Army Corps of artillery Corp and school, while the former commandant, Gen. Tache is to move to the DHQ, as Director of peace keeping operations. Also Gen. Wukari, is now commandant, Nigeria Army Corps of supply and transport and school.
While the appointment of the officers is being greeted with jubilation in some quarters, that of the retirement of about 12 others is being perceived as witch hunting as some of the officers are said not to have reached their mandatory number of years in service.
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