Newly Appointed Service Chiefs Appear Before Senate for Screening [Photos]

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the newly appointed Service Chiefs showed up at the National Assembly complex so the Senate could screen them.

Senior military officers were reportedly with the new service chiefs as they arrived at the National Assembly grounds at around ten in the morning.

On Tuesday, the Senate changed its original plan to hold the exercise next week and rescheduled the screening for Wednesday, October 29.

The screening came after Senate President Godswill Akpabio delivered a letter from President Bola Tinubu in plenary.

In order to maintain continuity in the country’s security coordination, Tinubu encouraged lawmakers to give the confirmation process prompt consideration in the letter.

According to Akpabio, the date change was required to enable the new military chiefs to take up their responsibilities right away.

The new service chiefs reportedly arrived at the National Assembly grounds at around 10 in the morning accompanied by senior military officers.

The Senate postponed the screening for Wednesday, October 29, on Tuesday, abandoning its initial plan to undertake the exercise next week.

Following the delivery of a letter from President Bola Tinubu by Senate President Godswill Akpabio in plenary, the screening took place.

In the letter, Tinubu urged lawmakers to take the confirmation process seriously in order to preserve continuity in the nation’s security coordination.

According to Akpabio, the date adjustment was necessary so that the new military chiefs could begin their duties immediately.

After General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja passed away last year, General Oluyede, the new Chief of Defense Staff, was appointed Chief of Army Staff.

General Musa, who has served as CDS since June 2023 alongside Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla and Air Marshal Bala Abubakar, is replaced by Oluyede.

The departing service chiefs were in charge of significant operations in the North-East and North-West against armed bandits, ISWAP, and Boko Haram.

Despite some noteworthy achievements during their tenure, calls for new leadership and a shift in tactics grew as gunman attacks persisted across the nation.