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Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned Monday night as Nigeria’s Defence Minister, is set to be replaced by former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, top government sources told SaharaReporters.

Musa met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday evening. This marked his first public meeting with the President since Tinubu retired him on October 24, 2025.

Sources told SaharaReporters that during the meeting, President Tinubu informed Musa that he would “succeed Badaru as Defence Minister”.

In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Monday.

“President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation,” the statement said.

“President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru's successor later this week.”

Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.

His resignation came amid President Tinubu's declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.

Source: https://saharareporters.com/2025/12/01/breaking-ex-defence-chief-christopher-musa-set-replace-badaru-abubakar-nigerias-defence?fbclid=IwY2xjawOa8bNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1Q05GZVlndHRhU3RDekF5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkjiqLyJUrTNDdFTVzTN8Ys9uuv-fO6cnXV9z_SiBb_G_8G9hvdIjjRiSWfi_aem_q0ATq8WiyaxNgtwuU_D-VQ

fergie001 are you related to cg musa? This one way you carry him matter for your head... Abi you just Dey hustle for agbado

Tinubu is taking every bold step to correct all the wrong decisions that’s worsen or security situation.

Thank God he’s listening to reasoning.

Nigeria must be great again.

Should this news is true it is a round peg in a round hole because the synergy, energy and cooperation between the minister of defense and the armed forces will be robustly, topnotch and additionally, it will be experience based. Hypothetically, his appointment will play a vital role: technically, physically and psychologically because he was formally part of the system and knows the onions of the system. It will be the first time in a long time that a full energize and experienced person is given that position and he is not a partisan politician.

Good one from Tinubu government

Congrats to him.
I hope we feel his impact.

Awwwwwww, this would be a nice one sha, but it's not true yet

Welcome development but it's not confirmed

runningriot:
Should in case this news is true it is a square peg in a round hole because the synergy, energy and cooperation between the minister of defense and the armed forces will be robustly, topnotch and additionally, it will be experience based. Hypothetically, his appointment will play a vital role: technically, physically and psychologically because he was formally part of the system and knows the onions of the system. It will be the first time in a long time that a full energize and experienced person is given that position and he is not a partisan politician.

You mean ' square peg in a square hole'

runningriot:
Should in case this news is true it is a square peg in a round hole because the synergy, energy and cooperation between the minister of defense and the armed forces will be robustly, topnotch and additionally, it will be experience based. Hypothetically, his appointment will play a vital role: technically, physically and psychologically because he was formally part of the system and knows the onions of the system. It will be the first time in a long time that a full energize and experienced person is given that position and he is not a partisan politician.

Round peg in a round hole you mean? I totally agree

Nice one, if the news is true, Christopher Musa is going to do a great job, watch out and believe me we're going to see the difference between experience and inexperience!

Nigerian gvt is in Romance bed with Islamic Terrorist and islamic bandits, nothing will change

The problem is not appointing him as the Defence Minister, will they allow him to do his work?The man is very competent, but they will want him to play by their rules.

Monday0289:
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At last, we are handing defence ministry to people with knowledge of security framework.

It is not just about making him the minister, it is about giving him marching orders with no political interests to overhaul the entire security operations in Nigeria. Our security agencies can deliver but the political will is not there. For goodness sake people are dying and what bothers the ruling party is optics for 2027. Congratulations in advance CG Musa, I hope you do the needful.

Rilwayne001:
Tinubu is taking every bold step to correct all the wrong decisions that’s worsen or security situation.

Thank God he’s listening to reasoning.

Nigeria must be great again.

He's undoing his mess but at what cost? The two ministers of defence had no business being there in the first place but he passed up on other competent people and went ahead to appoint them despite outcry by most people in the North. He's currently doing the same in his choice of ambassadors now and will still get hailed by you when it inevitably backfires and he attempts to fix it. We can't continue to be running a government on trial and error. This isn't the Tinubu that was sold to us as having the ability to hunt for talents to work with. His entire cabinet and choice of appointees is lacklustre and underwhelming.

very good.Remain that Matawalle of Zamfara.Those men,sabi something we dnt knw

This will be a good move, I believe.

What a lot of Nigerians do not realize is that the entire political leadership hierarchy and positions in northern Nigeria is occupied by the Fulanis and 80% of banditry are populated by them with an overiding objective to rule and conquer other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria including the hausas and Christian North faithfuls, however their dominance in Nigeria political and military space is enormous and it's an extremely tough nut to crack by a non Fulani leader, they are a blood thirsty lots that continue to kill in or out of power, so Tinubu should be supported by every well meaning Nigerian in his quest to do that, again the only non Fulani leader that succeeded in doing that was OBJ so Tinubu should be drinking from his cup of wisdom by pallying him

Satazaa:
What a lot of Nigerians do not realize is that the entire political leadership hierarchy and positions in northern Nigeria is occupied by the Fulanis and 80% of banditry are populated by them with an overiding objective to rule and conquer other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria including the hausas and Christian North faithfuls, however their dominance in Nigeria political and military space is enormous and it's an extremely tough nut to crack by a non Fulani leader, they are a blood thirsty lots that continue to kill in or out of power, so Tinubu should be supported by every well meaning Nigerian in his quest to do that, again the only non Fulani leader that succeeded in doing that was OBJ so Tinubu should be drinking from his cup of wisdom by pallying him

No problem. He can assign every current position held by Northerners or Fulanis to his Yoruba kinsmen. Afterall, he's doing that on all the Southern slots and we can all see how marvellously well they are excelling in their roles. Even Egbetokun is being retained despite passing the age of retirement because no current serving policeman from any other region can deliver what he can. Before you continue to stoke tribal hatred, first tell Tinubu to return the 5.6m Fulani votes that made him President. Or do you think it was the paltry 2m votes he got in the Southwest that made him President?

Can anything good come out of...

runningriot:
Should in case this news is true it is a square peg in a round hole because the synergy, energy and cooperation between the minister of defense and the armed forces will be robustly, topnotch and additionally, it will be experience based. Hypothetically, his appointment will play a vital role: technically, physically and psychologically because he was formally part of the system and knows the onions of the system. It will be the first time in a long time that a full energize and experienced person is given that position and he is not a partisan politician.

Please correct your error.
When a square peg in a round hole means not aligned and not correct.
But your other paragraphs say otherwise.

runningriot:
Should in case this news is true it is a square peg in a round hole because the synergy, energy and cooperation between the minister of defense and the armed forces will be robustly, topnotch and additionally, it will be experience based. Hypothetically, his appointment will play a vital role: technically, physically and psychologically because he was formally part of the system and knows the onions of the system. It will be the first time in a long time that a full energize and experienced person is given that position and he is not a partisan politician.

So why did you now say it's a square peg in a round hole. Do you know the meaning of that?
Una go just dey throw words around wey una no know the meaning.
Let me help you, your submission means they just put a round peg in a round hole or a square peg in a square fit

Wike should be made minister of defense

Monday0289:
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Waiting for the lambanus fans to get angry and confused at the same time at this news

Tinubu is master strategist. They were abusing him for removing musa. Now let's see what they will say now.

yommen:
You mean ' square peg in a square hole'

Don't mind him, throwing words that they don't know the meaning

eliwa47:
Nice one, if the news is true, Christopher Musa is going to do a great job, watch out and believe me we're going to see the difference between experience and inexperience!

Wasn't he there before, what did he do before they retired him?

What made this one to resign?
Is it pressure of age limit?

jiggyman:
At last, we are handing defence ministry to people with knowledge of security framework.

But he has been there before, what was his impact?

Sources told SaharaReporters that during the meeting, President Tinubu informed Musa that he would “succeed Badaru as Defence Minister”.