Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially decorated the newly appointed Service Chiefs on Monday, 31 July.
This pivotal event formally marks the beginning of their tenure as the nation’s topmost defence officers.
The ceremony was held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa.
It was witnessed by the Vice President, Senator Kassim Shettima, top government officials and family members of the officers.
Tinubu decorated the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, with his new rank of four-star General.
The President is also to decorate the three service chiefs with their new ranks of three-star General.
The service chiefs are Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Hassan Abubakar.
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Each Chief, resplendent in their uniforms adorned with their high office’s symbols, pledged their dedication to ensuring the peace, unity, and security of the Nigerian state.
President Tinubu will thereafter swear in the CDS and the service chiefs sequel to the confirmation of their appointment by the National Assembly last week.
The Service Chiefs, whose appointments were initially declared on the 19 June, have undergone comprehensive screening by the National Assembly.
Having successfully completed this legislative scrutiny, they now take up their roles as the chief architects of Nigeria’s defence and security strategies.