ATYAP LAND

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence.

In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday.

General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.

Born in Sokoto in 1967, General Musa received his primary and secondary education there before attending the College of Advanced Studies in Zaria. He graduated in 1986 and enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy the same year, earning a Bachelor of Science degree upon graduation in 1991.

General Musa was commissioned into the Nigerian Army as a Second Lieutenant in 1991 and has since had a distinguished career. His appointments include General Staff Officer 1, Training/Operations at HQ 81 Division; Commanding Officer, 73 Battalion; Assistant Director, Operational Requirements, Department of Army Policy and Plans; and Infantry Representative/Member, Training Team, HQ Nigerian Army Armour Corps.

In 2019, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Training/Operations, 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, General Musa was appointed Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai. He later became Commander of the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps before being appointed Chief of Defence Staff by President Tinubu in 2023.

In the letter to the Senate, President Tinubu expressed confidence in General Musa’s ability to lead the Ministry of Defence and further strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
December 2,

Big shout out to my newest top fans! Ayshat Ebrahim, Elisha Beatrice, Eli Tokan, Kuyet Joseph, Mathias Mallam Yusuf, Adams D Joshua, Mbãh Løís, Aaron Gani, Grace Nna Joseph, Shedrack Abayo, Tuesan Thomas, Ayetsan Grace Joseph, Ebehma Philip, Salome Emmanuel Ibrahim, Juliana Stephen, Emmanuela James, Paulina Dosunmu, Bellis Amy, Sunny Nuhu Nkom, Isuwaa Awan, Ruth Peter, Beauty Enock Yusuf, Divine Grace Luka Achi, Elisha Dorcas, Benard Adams, Stephen Ephraim, Musa Maren, Gloria Ishaku, Dinatu Kushiyak Nanna Bulus, Victor Ibrahim, Esther Daniel, Benjamin Gwabin Yusuf, Edi Love, Sophie Yusuf, Austino Peter, Yahaya Maiyaki, Caleb Ezra, Diamond Rich Everest Bitrus, Sonia Love, Cmr David Daniel Makarau, Solomon Idah Hamza-King, Ndan Richard, Peace Sunday, Kucz Babae, Waje Philip, Happiness Peter, Ezekiel Zedekiah, Sire Peeter, Emmanuel Francis, Audu Margaret