Cheers, jeers, hope as new service chiefs take over
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2. Chief of Army Staff: Major-General I. Attahiru
3. Chief of Naval Staff: Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo
4. Chief of Air Staff: Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao We hope new service chiefs’ll justify Buhari’s confidence in them ACF Nothing special Afenifere PANDEF lauds Buhari APC expresses confidence in new service chiefs PDP, Fayose want probe of ex-service chiefs
By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Peter Duru, Egufe Yafugborhi, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Dennis Agbo, Omeiza Ajayi, Bashir Bello, Dirisu Yakubu & Ibrahim Hassan
After several years of agitation for replacement of service chiefs, following heightened insecurity in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari finally relieved them of their duties yesterday.
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Would the membership revalidation exercise, which began yesterday at various units, wards, local government and state levels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) usher in a new beginning for party faithful or create impetus for the emergence of new owners? The unique selling proposal of the membership registration, which endeared it to the National Executive Committee (NEC) members, revolved around democratising the running of the party and sorting out some encumbrances that dogged its formation.
Although some foundation members of the amalgam, including Tom Ikimi and Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, among others were displaced from the party in the buildup to its final regularization by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC’s cohesion continued to expose fissures. Members of the legacy political parties that fused into the mega platform continued to grumble among themselves. The main bone of contention was the alleged domineering influence of t
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January 26, 2021
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that the new service chiefs will consolidate on the remarkable achievements of their predecessors in keeping the country safe and peaceful.
President Muhammadu Buhari had Tuesday sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
He replaced them with Major-General Leo Irabor, Chief of Defence Staff; Major-General I. Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air-Vice Marshal I.O Amao, Chief of Air Staff.
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Ahead of the All Progressives Congress membership registration/ validation exercise which will commence on Monday, Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has called on Nigerians to seize the opportunity to join the party.
He made the appeal on Friday night at a meeting held in Abuja with the Forum of State Chairmen of the APC.
Governor Bello who incidentally is the Chairman of the Sensitisation Committee put in place by his Yobe State counterpart and Chairman of the APC Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni maintained that ruling party remained the only platform for Nigerians to actualise the change they crave for in the country.