The Senate will on Wednesday screen and confirm the appointments of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt.-General Olufemi Oluyede, and other Service Chiefs
The resolution followed separate requests from President Bola Tinubu, conveyed in two letters to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and read during plenary on Tuesday.
In the letters, President Tinubu cited Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act, Cap A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and sought the Senate’s expeditious consideration and confirmation of the nominees.
After reading the letters, Senator Akpabio referred the request to the Committee of the Whole, announcing that the screening and confirmation exercise would hold on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
