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Tinubu Writes N’Assembly, Seeks Gen Oluyede’s Confirmation As COAS

26 November

Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to confirm Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive chief of army staff (COAS).


President Tinubu also dispatched a similar letter to the House of Representatives.


In the letters addressed on Friday to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, the President, according to a release issued by his adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga sought Oluyede’s confirmation per the provisions of Section 218(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act.


According to Vanguard, the president said the army chief’s contribution to the military and Nigeria makes him “well-suited” for the role.


He said Oluyede has been professional in his duties, adding that his confirmation should be done “expeditiously.”


Recall that on October 30, Tinubu appointed Oluyede as the acting COAS following the prolonged illness of the late Taoreed Lagbaja, the former army chief.


Before his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th commander of the infantry corps of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna.


He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1992 and rose to the position of major general in September 2020.


 



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