Honourable Minister of Defence.

Federal Republic of Nigeria.

OFR · MNI

Honourable Minister of Defence

General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd)

Appointed Honourable Minister of Defence by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, General Musa brings four decades of distinguished military service — including command of Operation HADIN KAI and the post of Chief of Defence Staff — to the civilian leadership of Nigeria's defence establishment.

The protection of Nigeria's territorial integrity and the welfare of every officer and rating remain non-negotiable. — Honourable Minister of Defence

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Career Highlights

A life of service.

Military service

Commissioned into the Nigerian Army, Infantry Corps.
Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI — North-East counter-insurgency.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Decorated with the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR).
Member of the National Institute (mni).

Education & training

Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.
Armed Forces Command & Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji.
National Defence College (NDC), Abuja.
Multiple specialist courses, international military partner institutions.

Priorities as Honourable Minister

Welfare of the troops — pensions, medical care, housing, allowances and resettlement.
Indigenous defence-industrial capacity — recapitalisation of DICON and local manufacturing.
Counter-insurgency & joint operations — sustained pressure across all six zones.
Inter-agency coordination — improving fusion between the Armed Forces and security agencies.
Civil–military relations — accountability, transparency and public engagement.
Reform & efficiency — driving the Renewed Hope Defence Agenda.

Office of the Honourable Minister · Ship House, Area 10, Abuja.
Email: contact@defence.gov.ng

Press Office

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