Monday October 27, 2025
TheNewsDESK |
By Idorenyin UMOREN, Security Evaluator
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs at the State House, Abuja.
The closed-door meeting, on Monday, October 27, which came three days after the announcement of the new appointments, marked the President’s first formal engagement with the new military leadership.
The appointments, according to the Presidency, form part of a strategic realignment aimed at deepening professionalism, boosting morale, and enhancing inter-agency coordination in national security operations.
Those in attendance included the new Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Waheedi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas.
The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General Emmanuel Undiendeye, who retained his position, was also present.
Although details of the President’s charge to the new Service Chiefs were not immediately made public, sources at the Villa said the discussions centred on security priorities, unity of purpose, ongoing counterterrorism operations, and the administration’s resolve to sustain peace and stability across the country.