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TINUBU WRITES SENATE, SEEKS CONFIRMATION OF SERVICE CHIEFS

October 28, 2025 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting the screening and confirmation of the newly appointed service chiefs, Very Nigerian reports.

The President’s letter was read on Tuesday by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.

According to the correspondence, the nominees include 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.

Akpabio thereafter referred it to the committee of the whole for screening and confirmation of the nominees, next week.

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DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.