Tinubu: Why I Appointed Musa Defence Minister

President Bola Tinubu has described Gen Christopher Musa (rtd.) as a fine gentleman, saying that’s one of the reasons he appointed him, and forwarded his name to the Nigerian Senate for approval as Minister of Defence.

The president made the remark in a post he shared on his verified X handle on Thursday, barely few hours after the Senate approved his nomination as Nigeria’s next Minister of Defence following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru, who left the position earlier this week, citing health grounds.

Gen Christopher had earlier been grilled on Wednesday by senators who wanted to know how he would handle the myriads of security challenges facing the country, including banditry and terrorism.

On Thursday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, said during Gen Musa’s confirmation hearing, at the Upper Chamber of the nation’s Legislature, that the United States, US President Donald Trump was putting serious pressure on the country to rein in insecurity, saying he believed Musa, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, CDS was up to the task on his new appointment.

According to Tinubu, the General’s leadership acumen will be key in addressing the insecurity challenges facing the country, saying his appointment is very ‘critical’ as the country is trying to confront the menace posed  by non-state actors such as bandits and terrorists to the country.

Tinubu: “Two days ago, I transmitted the name of General Christopher G. Musa, our immediate past Chief of Defence Staff and a fine gentleman, to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation as the Federal Minister of Defence.

“I want to commend the Nigerian Senate for its expedited confirmation of General Musa yesterday. His appointment comes at a critical juncture in our lives as a Nation.

“God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

The magazine reports that Gen Musa has received massive support form not a few Nigerians since his appointment, on Tuesday by President Tinubu.