Following the long absence of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, due to an undisclosed illness for which he is receiving medical treatment abroad, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff.

This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential Media Aide, Bayo Onanuga.

He said Oluyede will hold the position as the COAS until Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja returns.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS),” the statement read.

“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.

Didactic Information Hut reports that the 56-year-old Oluyede had served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna before his recent appoinment.

He was a coursemates to Lagbaja and also a member of the 39th Regular Course.

Oluyede was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1992, effective from 1987 and later rose to the rank of Major-General in September 2020.

(c) https://dinfohut.com/breaking-tinubu-appoints-major-general-oluyede-as-acting-chief-of-army-staff/

Nigeria 😂😂😂

Hmmmm

Una go explain tire.

When Tinubu flee out of the country for medical treatment he doesn't transmit power to his vice.

Them go feel it.

What's that news they denied

IPOB terrorists are found of killing their young officers so it will be difficult for Ibo to produce chief of army staff

Does that mean some Generals will have to be compulsorily retired??

..parapoism..

herzernIsHere:
Does that mean some Generals will have to be compulsorily retired??

Yes to give way to upcoming generals from west.

Na Buhari start the nepotism


Ride on Tinubu, appoint your kinsmen

I guess the rumours are true

Tochi3:


..parapoism..

Precedence has shown that no other tribe will appoint a Yoruba man as COAS.

I hope they can now announce what happen to Lagbaja now that they have appointed another Yoruba man.

May be the next person in rank to Lagbaja is from another tribe.