Army chief approves new postings, appointments of senior officers in major shake-up

Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, instructional, and staff positions across formations and units of the Nigerian Army.

The redeployment includes a number of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) at the Army Headquarters, two General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, and Brigade Commanders, among other appointments.

A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, said the move is part of the COAS’s strategy to strengthen leadership and reposition the Nigerian Army for greater operational effectiveness.

She noted that some of the senior officers appointed as Principal Staff Officers at the Army Headquarters include Major General AA Adeyinka, who was posted from the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport to the Department of Army Logistics and appointed Chief of Logistics (Army).

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Others are Major General AA Adekeye, posted from the Department of Standard and Evaluation to the Department of Personnel Management as Chief of Personnel Management (Army), and Major General TB Ugiagbe, from the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps to the Department of Standard and Evaluation as Chief of Standard and Evaluation.

“Others are Maj Gen AA Idris from Defence Headquarters to the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and appointed Chief of Military Intelligence (Army), Maj Gen MO Erebulu from the Department of Special Services and Programmes to the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police and appointed Provost Marshall (Army).

“Furthermore, Maj Gen EA Anaryu from Defence Space Administration have been redeployed and appointed Corps Commander Supply and Transport while Maj Gen SA Akesode from Office of the National Security Adviser to African Union Verification Mission in Tigray Region, Ethiopia as Head of Mission, while Maj Gen JE Osifo from Nigerian Army School of Finance and Accounts, to Nigerian Army Finance Corporation as Director General.”

She added that senior officers appointed as General Officers Commanding (GOCs) include Major General ASM Wase, redeployed from the Department of Training to Headquarters 1 Division/Sector 1 Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) as GOC 1 Division/Commander Sector 1, and Major General CR Nnebeife, appointed as GOC 2 Division/Sector 3 Joint Task Force OPFY.

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“Some of the senior officers appointed as Commandants of NA Training Institutions are, Maj Gen MO Ihanuwaze from Nigerian Army Finance Insurance Corporation to Nigerian Army Finance School and Administration and appointed Commandant, Maj Gen KO Osemwegie now the commandant Army Signal School, Maj Gen AJ Aliyu also appointed commandant Nigerian Army Ordinance School, while Maj Gen AC Adetoba was posted from the Department of Transformation and Innovation to Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management as commandant amongst others.

“Other senior officers also affected in the redeployment are Brig Gen M Jimoh from HQ Operation Fansan Yamma to HQ 1 Brigade as Commander, Brig Gen NE Okoloagu from Army War College Nigeria to 2 Brigade as Commander as well as Brig Gen AA Bello from Nigerian Army School of Infantry to 6 Division Garrison/Sector 3 JTF South South Operation Delta Safe as Commander,” she said.

The COAS urged the newly appointed officers to redouble their efforts in sustaining ongoing operations against terrorism, insurgency, and other threats to national security. He also reaffirmed his commitment to troop welfare as key to operational success.