Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has nominated the country's former top general, who he forced out in October, as the new minister of defense. Christopher Musa will need to be confirmed by the senate to assume the post. Tinubu has written to the senate expressing "confidence in General Musa's ability to lead the Ministry of Defense and further strengthen Nigeria's security architecture," a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Musa will succeed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned as defense minister