In a decisive move to steer Nigeria's security strategy, President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, as the new Minister of Defence, placing a seasoned battlefield commander at the helm of the nation's defense policy. President Bola Tinubu has turned to a familiar face from the barracks to lead Nigeria's defense establishment, nominating retired General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. The nomination, communicated to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Monday, follows the resignation of the former minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru. General Musa, who served as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) from June 2023 until his retirement in October 2025, brings an unusual profile to the role: a career soldier with nearly four decades of uniformed service stepping directly into the political cockpit of defense planning. His tenure as CDS was marked by a push for gr...
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