?President Bola Tinubu, yesterday swore in retired Gen. Christopher Musa as the new Minister of Defence.?
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\n?The president administered the oath of office on Musa in his office
\nat the State House, Abuja.
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\n?Tinubu had described\u00a0 Musa as a \u201cfine gentleman\u201d whose track record in service positions him to drive a more integrated national security response.\u201d
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\n?The new defence minister\u2019s appointment comes less than 48 hours after the resignation of his predecessor, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar.
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\n?Musa, 58, served as the Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 to Oct. 2025, during which he oversaw broad counterterrorism operations and inter-agency coordination efforts.
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\n?His nomination was transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday and was swiftly confirmed after rigorous screening on Wednesday, a development Tinubu praised as an evidence of legislative support for his security vision.
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\n?With the swearing-in now complete, Musa assumes full ministerial duties as the Tinubu administration pushes to consolidate recent gains and accelerate reforms aimed at delivering lasting peace and national stability.
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\n?The brief ceremony was attended by top government officials including Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and thd Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris
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\n?Musa told State House Correspondents after the event that he would ensure better synergy among the Armed Forces to tackle terrorism and all forms of insecurity in the country.
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\n?\u201dMy immediate priority is to make sure that defence takes its place fully in the country.
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\n?\u201dThe synergy between the armed forces and other security agencies and all Nigerians being carried along as we have always said, that security is everybody\u2019s responsibility.
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\n?\u201d It is that synergy that we need to build on and work on it, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to and I can assure you, within the shortest possible time, Nigerians will see results.
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\n?\u201d I want to use this medium to appreciate all Nigerians. Nigerians have shown me love, and I will guarantee them that I am going to work whatever it takes to ensure that Nigeria is secured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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