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The Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria is a high-ranking official who manages the Office of the President. [1] The position was created by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, modelled after the White House Chief of Staff; and its duties are assigned by the President but primarily focused on managing the flow of information and people; advising the president on various issues ...
Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila CFR [1] (born 25 June 1962), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician, [2] who has served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria since 2023. [3] [4] [5] He previously served as the 14th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. [6] [7] [8]
The chief of army staff (COAS) has been the title of the professional head of the Nigerian Army since 1966. [1] Prior to 1966, the title was General Officer Commanding, Nigerian Army (GOCNA). Since 1980, the post has been immediately subordinate to the chief of defence staff, the post held by the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The chief of defence staff (CDS) is the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the minister of defence and the president of Nigeria. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja and works alongside the permanent secretary of defence.
Chief of army staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the Nigerian army. Gen Lagbaja was appointed to the position in June 2023, not long after President Tinubu took office.
Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede (born 1968) is Nigerian Army officer who is the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria. He was appointed on 30 September 2024 by President Bola Tinubu to temporarily fill the position during the indisposition of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.
General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian Army general who is the 18th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. [1] He was appointed by President Bola Tinubu on 19 June 2023. [2] [3]
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR ((Listen ⓘ); born November 24, 1944), is a Nigerian academic and diplomat who served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria from 2020 to 2023.