President Goodluck Jonathan has changed the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Police Force with the appointment of new service chiefs and an acting Inspector General of Police.

The newly appointed service chiefs are: O.O Peterin, Air Marshal, - chief of defence staff; O. A. Ihejirika, Major General, - chief of army staff; O.S Ibrahim, Rear Admiral, chief of naval staff; and M.D Umar, Air Vice Marshal, - chief of air staff.

The president has also appointed Hafiz A. Ringim as the acting Inspector General of Police, and Ita Ekpeyong as the new director general of the State Security Services (SSS).

The new appointments were contained in a statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Ima Niboro, which explained that "the appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the confirmation of the National Assembly, subject to the Armed Forces Act, section 18(cap a20 laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004)."

According to the statement, the president thanked the outgoing service chiefs, whose tenures it claimed "expired in August", for their outstanding stewardship, loyalty, and defence of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The president also thanked the outgoing Inspector General, Ogbonnaya Onovo, and outgoing DG SSS, Mr. A.A Gadzama, for their dedication to service of the fatherland and wished them well in their future endeavours.

Mr. Onovo has come under severe criticism over the increasing spate of kidnapping across the country, particularly in the south-east region.

Parnassuss:

Hey this can't be right, i have it good authority that the new chief is an Igbo fellow, complicated name I can't remember but he is from the regular 19th course.

macfarland:

What IBB, Buhari and co refused to give to the Ibos since the end of civil war, now GEJ has done. Iboman is the new chief of Army staff.

macfarland:

What IBB, Buhari and co refused to give to the Ibos since the end of civil war, now GEJ has done. Iboman is the new chief of Army staff. Nigerian is really in a new era making progress and moving away from long years of decay, anarchy, sectionalism and backwardness. We say NO! to any coup plotter, military dictator or old breed politician to draw the Nation 30years backward again as president. 2011 election will be the threshold of avalanche of a new crop of leadership to help shape the country for the 21st century. Already GEJ has demonstrated he is one of such leaders the Lord has for Nigeria, a visionary, humble, sincere, non-occultic and amiable leader who from all purposes is an epitome of good governance and responsible leadership. Let's support GEJ's effort for the New Nigerian Project!

komando.:

Delegiwa na asu Igbo!

baslone:

. . . .but IBB has promised the region next presidency after him!!!

babasoty:

Long Overdue, Onovo was a total blunder, that's what happens when you put mediocrity and term it zoning



IF ONOVO WAS INCOMPETENT AND ALL THAT THEN WHAT WILL YOU CALL SMITH,EHINDERO AND THE OTHER CONVICTED  CRIMINAL BALOGUN, THESE PEOPLE NNA WAO FOR UNNA, YOU ARE ALL AFTER HIM LIKE THIS BECAUSE HE IS IBO

delegiwa:

Komando na enweghi egbe,

nearest:

This news is confusing, is it that there's no Lt General in the nigerian army that a major general is now the chief of army staff?

delegiwa:

Komando na enweghi egbe,  

nearest:

This news is confusing, is it that there's no Lt General in the nigerian army that a major general is now the chief of army staff?

onye_ngbu:

Who is more senior a Lt. General or a Major General?