The chief of army staff, Faruk Yahaya, on Thursday, July 28, approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to command, instructional and staff positions across formations and units of the Nigerian army in a bid to reinvigorate the service.
Those affected in the redeployment include some principal staff officers of the army headquarters, general officers commanders, corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade commanders, commanding officers, amongst others.
Some of the senior officers appointed as General Officers Commanding (GOCs) are Major General U.T Musa from headquarters 81 division to headquarters 82 division, and appointed General Officers Commanding (GOC), Major General T.A Lagbaja from headquarters 82 division to headquarters 1 division and appointed General Officers Commanding (GOC), Major General O.C Ajunwa from Nigeria defence section to headquarters 81 division and appointed General Officers Commanding (GOC), while Major General A.S Chinade was redeployed from Depot Nigerian Army to headquarters 2 division and appointed General Officers Commanding (GOC).
The newly appointed army headquarters principal staff officers include, Maj. Gen. O.W Ali, from headquarters command army records to Army headquarters department of army administration, and appointed chief of administration (Army), Major Gen. Suleiman Muhammed, from Defence headquarters to Department of Army standards and evaluation, and appointed Chief of Army standards and evaluation (Army), Maj. Gen. J.A Ataguba from Army headquarters department of Army standards and evaluation to defence headquarters and appointed, Director peace keeping operations, Maj. Gen. A.A Adesope from headquarters Nigerian Army finance corps to defence headquarters, and appointed chief of defence (accounts and budget), Major Gen. U.S Mohammed from Army headquarters department of administration to Nigerian Army resource centre and appointment senior research fellow.
Other senior officers affected in the redeployment are Major Gen. P.B Fakrogha, from defence headquarters Garrison to defence space agency, and appointed director of policy plans and research, Maj. Gen. M.O Enendu, from Nigerian Army college of logistics to defence headquarters, and appointed director (psychological warfare), Major General A.E Attu, from defence headquarters department of defence training and operations to defence headquarters, and appointed commander, Maj. Gen. O.B Enyeuko, from defence headquarters directorate of defence media operations to defence headquarters department of logistics, according to The Witness.
The newly appointed corps commanders are, Major General A.M Alabi, from Nigerian army ordnance school to headquarters Nigerian army ordnance corps, and appointed corps commander ordnance, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mohammed, from Nigerian army farms and ranches limited, to headquarters Nigerian army (electrical mechanical engineers), and appointed corps commander (electrical mechanical engineers), Major Gen. E Akerejola from Nigerian army school of supply and transport to headquarters Nigerian army corps of transport. and appointed commander (corps of supply and transport), Major General A.A Fayemiwo from Nigerian army welfare holdings limited by guarantee to headquarters finance corps, and appointed chief of accounts and budget (Army).
Senior officers newly appointed as commandants of Nigerian army training institutions are Major General P.I Eze, from defence headquarters (department of procurement) to Nigerian army ordinance school, and appointed commandant, Major General A.A Adeyinka from army headquarters, department of army logistics, to Nigerian army college of logistics, and appointed Commandants are, Major General P.P Malla from army headquarters Department of army administration to depot Nigerian army and appointed commandant as well as Brigadier General U.T Otaru from defence headquarters to Nigerian army school of supply and transport and appointed acting commandant.
The newly appointed brigade commanders are, Brigadier General D.H Ndahi, from Nigerian army resource centre to headquarters 4 brigade, and appointed commander, Brig. Gen. F.S Etim, from Amphibious teaining school to headquarters 6 brigade, and appointed commander, Brigadier General E.A Orakwe from headquarters 6 division to headquarters 19 brigade, and appointed commander, Brigadier General J.O Are, from army headquarters, department of army standards, and evaluation to headquarters 3 brigade and appointed commander, amongst others.
The chief of army staff has directed all the newly appointed senior officers to redouble their effort and commitment to duty in tackling the security challenges bedeviling the nation, as they assume their new appointments.
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