After six hours closed doors meeting with the Service Chiefs, Senate on Tuesday confirmed their appointment.
Those confirmed were Major General Abayomi Olonisakin as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Tukur Brutai as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshall Sadique Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff.
The closed session started around 11:22 am and ended around 4:00 am.
President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed the Service Chiefs following the sack of those appointed by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan in January 2014.
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