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Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by Nobody: 6:23pm On Dec 11, 2013
Army council promotes 27 Brigadier-Generals, 75 colonels

on December 11, 2013 / in News 4:39 pm / Comments


Abuja – The Army Council has approved the promotion of 102 senior army officers.

A statement signed by Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Director, Army Public Relations, said on Wednesday that 27 Brigadier Generals were elevated to the rank of Major General and 75 Colonels were lifted to the rank of Brigadier General.

The statement listed Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe, Commander, Guards Brigade; and Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director, Defence Information, as among the 27 officers who have been promoted to the rank of Major General.

Also promoted to the rank of Major General were the Defence Adviser, Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in New York, Brig.-Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe; Acting Director, Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Letam Wiwa; as well as Brig.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, the Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Military Police.

It said those promoted to the substantive rank of Brigadier General included Col. Ali Nani of Training and Doctrine Command, Acting Commander, 37 Brigade; and Col. Okoi Obono, Acting Commander, 21, Brigade.

Others were Col. Ibrahim Yusuf, Col. Olufunmilola Soleye of Ministry of Defence, and Col. Adamu Jalingo of Department of Civil Military Affairs, Army Headquarters, the statement said. (NAN)
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Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by deshclones(m): 6:28pm On Dec 11, 2013
the christianization of the Nigerian Armed forces...correct...GEJ till obama becomes iranian citizen...gej till 2019..haters should hug a moderately wet transformer...

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Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by Mortiple(m): 6:28pm On Dec 11, 2013
Na wa o! No Igbo man? undecided
Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by deshclones(m): 6:31pm On Dec 11, 2013
Mortiple: Na wa o! No Igbo man? undecided

Bro,lemme school you...

The average igbo man doesn't have time for government work...nah..we are naturally self dependent,born hustlers and our own man and hardly believe in government spoon feeding us....hence the reason the rest of nigeria are so so afraid of us.....okwa ighotara....nice
Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by Nobody: 6:40pm On Dec 11, 2013
deshclones:

Bro,lemme school you...

The average igbo man doesn't have time for government work...nah..we are naturally self dependent,born hustlers and our own man and hardly believe in government spoon feeding us....hence the reason the rest of nigeria are so so afraid of us.....okwa ighotara....nice

100 people were promoted and not just the few people listed in the report.There isa no way Ihejirika will not promote his kinsmen
Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by EMMABC1(m): 7:29pm On Dec 11, 2013
Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe is from Imo state
Re: Army Council Promotes 27 Brigadier-generals, 75 Colonels by oduaboy1: 7:59pm On Dec 11, 2013
chukwudi44:

100 people were promoted and not just the few people listed in the report.There isa no way Ihejirika will not promote his kinsmen
And you are quick to accuse hausas of nepotism

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