Nigerian Army promotes 227 officers
The Council approved promotion of 227 senior Army has the officers.
Those promoted include 21 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals, 93 Colonels to Brigadier Generals and 113 Lieutenant Colonels to Colonels.
According to the statement signed by Army spokesperson, Col. Sani Usman Kukasheka, those promoted include Brigadier General CM Abraham, acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Brigadier General OU Obono, acting Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Artillery Corps, Brigadier General PJ Dauke, acting GOC 3 Division and Brigadier AA Nani, acting GOC 8 Task Force Division, as well Brigadier General JB Olawunmi, acting Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation Corps.
Others are Brigadier General CC Okwonkwo, Commander 48 Task Force Division Engineers, Brigadier General MSA Aliyu and Brigadier General AM Jalingo, who were all promoted to the rank of Major General among others.
Among the Colonels promoted to the rank of Brigadier Generals are Colonel IY Dogara, Colonel EO Aikhomu, Colonel Aminu Bande, Colonel IFD Briggs, Colonel PA Alamba, Colonel UU Bassey, Colonel UT Musa, Colonel AS Ndalolo, Colonel AI Taiwo, Colonel Y Hassan and Colonel IOO Olotta, as well as Colonel UT Utaru.
Also promoted are the acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel SK Usman, acting Director of Chaplain Service (Roman Catholic) Colonel CC Iroegbu, acting Director of Chaplain Service (Protestant), Colonel DD Danfulani, and acting Director Islamic Affairs, Colonel SG Mustapha.
The promotion, according to the statement is aimed at re-energising the officers in the discharge of their constitutional mandate.
Similarly, 78 senior officers of the Nigerian Air Force have been promoted. The promotions comprise 14 Air Vice Marshals, 19 Air Commodores and 45 Group Captains.
Those promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal include the Air Component Commander, Operation Delta Safe, Air Commodore Paul Dimfwina; Commander, Presidential Air Fleet, Air Commodore Saddiq Kaita; Director of Legal Services at the Defence Headquarters, Air Commodore Mahmoud Ahmed.
Others are Chief of Accounts and Budget at Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Clement Ogbeche and Principal Air Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Commodore Abubakar Bagare.
Also promoted are Air Commodores Mohammed Idris, Charles Oghomwen, Napoleon Bali, Remigus Ekeh, Abdulganiyu Olabisi, Ibukun Ojeyemi, Bello Garba, Tunde Awoyoola and Cletus Udeagulu.