The Senate has scheduled Wednesday, 29th October 2025, for the screening of the newly appointed service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu as part of ongoing efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s security architecture.
Tinubu, in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary, urged lawmakers to give “expeditious consideration” to the appointments.
The development comes barely 48 hours after Tinubu met the new service chiefs behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja—his first formal engagement with the military hierarchy since last Friday’s sweeping reshuffle.
The President had named General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff; Major General Waheedi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff; Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff; and Major General Emmanuel Undiendeye as Chief of Defence Intelligence.
The Presidency had said the shake-up was “in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government to strengthen the national security architecture.”
Tinubu also expressed appreciation to the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other retired officers for their “patriotic service and dedicated leadership.”
