The Senate says it will screen former chief of staff General Christopher Musa on Wednesday as the new minister of defense as part of its strategic plan to address the country’s security issues.
Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the leader of the Senate, made this known in a statement released by his dna on Tuesday, underscoring the importance of the exercise to maintain international order and stability.
Also read: Mohammed Badaru, Minister of Defense, leaves.
Mohammed Badaru, a former minister of defense, decided to step down from his position as a result of Musa’s nomination. Badaru cited health issues as the reason for his decision.
In consequence, President Bola Tinubu chose the former defense chief to replace Senator Godswill Akpabio as Badaru’s replacement via a letter sent to Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate’s president, on Tuesday.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president’s and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has requested that the Senate screen his nominee for defence minister, according to Bamidele.
On Wednesday, he added, the Senate floor will read the letter.
According to him, “it will immediately begin the screening of the nominee in accordance with Section 147 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).”
“We must not hold off on making such a request, especially at this time when our fatherland is at stake.” The senator continued, “We are treating the request as a matter that directly touches the fundamental interests of our country so that the federal government can continue its campaigns against bandits, extremists, terrorists, and other forces that threaten our country,” the senator continued.
Bamidele added that the National Assembly and the Presidency must work together to ensure peace, stability, and good governance because the President has declared a state of emergency for national security.
He believes that the defense minister nominee’s screening is one of the ways to demonstrate a synergy that is only done in the name of the nation.
Musa, who turns 58 on December 25, was the President’s replacement as the Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until 2025.
A few hours before Badaru’s resignation, the former CDS, who was spotted at the Presidential Villa on Monday, December 1, had a private meeting with the president at the State House.
In 2019, he was appointed Commander of Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole, and Commander of Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region. He was first commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1991 as a Second Lieutenant.
Source: Channels TV
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