President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) as the new Minister of Defence, following the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday.
In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed his confidence in Musa’s ability to lead the Ministry and enhance Nigeria’s security framework.
Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa completed his primary and secondary education locally before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He joined the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1986, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1991.
Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant the same year, General Musa has held numerous key military positions, including General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division; Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion; and Infantry Representative/Member, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.
He has also served in significant operational roles: Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations at Headquarters Infantry Centre and Corps; Commander, Sector 3, Operation Lafiya Dole; and Commander, Sector 3 Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad Region.
In 2021, he became Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, later leading the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023. A decorated officer, he won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.
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