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TINUBU NOMINATES FORMER CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA, AS NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally nominated former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, following the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday.

The nomination was conveyed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio in an official communication from the Presidency, seeking the Senate’s confirmation of General Musa to take charge of the Defence Ministry at a time of heightened national security challenges.

According to the State House statement signed by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed strong confidence in General Musa’s capacity to strengthen Nigeria’s defence apparatus and consolidate ongoing security reforms.

General Musa, who turns 58 on December 25, is an accomplished military officer with a distinguished career spanning over 30 years. He served as the nation’s Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025 and is a recipient of the prestigious Colin Powell Award for Soldiering, which he received in 2012.

Born in Sokoto in 1967, Musa completed his early education in the state before moving to the College of Advanced Studies, Zaria. He graduated in 1986 and immediately enrolled in the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), earning a Bachelor of Science degree and receiving his commission as a Second Lieutenant in 1991.

General Musa’s career has seen him serve in several critical operational and strategic roles, including:

General Staff Officer 1, Training and Operations, HQ 81 Division

Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion

Assistant Director, Operational Requirements, Department of Army Policy and Plans

Infantry Representative, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps

Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations, Infantry Centre and Corps

Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole

Commander, Sector 3, Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad region

In 2021, he was appointed Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, where he coordinated major counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in the North-East. He later rose to become Commander of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff in 2023.

With his nomination now before the Senate, the upper chamber is expected to subject General Musa to a confirmation screening in the coming days, after which he will assume office if approved.

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