Replacement of Service Chiefs is a Matter of Days Now not Weeks
Service Chiefs to be Replaced in a Matter of Days Now Service Chief Teams BEVERLY HILLS, May 28, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of all the service chiefs and an announcement is expected anytime from now, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those set to be replaced, according to THEWILL’s sources, are the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, 57; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, 59; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, 59; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, 59. They are the longest serving service chiefs on records Chief of defence Staff There have been calls to replace the chiefs, who were appointed by the president in July 2015 due to the lapses in the war against the Boko Haram, as well as the rising insecurity across the country, particularly in northern Nigeria. “The President has signed off on their removal. An announcement is imminent… Not in weeks but i