Massive Shakeup As Army Appoints New G O Cs, P S O, Others

THE Nigerian Army has announced the appointment of new General Officers Commanding, Principal Staff Officers, commandant of tri- service institution and army training centres and corps commanders, among other positions to man the various divisions, units and commands of the service. Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier- General Mohammed Yerima, who stated this, yesterday in Abuja, explained that the redeployment, approved by Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant- General Ibrahim Attahiru, is aimed at repositioning the service for optimal performance. He disclosed that all the postings and appointments take effect from March 10. He said: “… In a bid to re- position the Nigerian Army ( NA) for optimal performance, the NA has released postings and appointments of some affected senior officers. The postings that were approved by the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, were normal routine, aimed at re- invigorating the system. “The major highlights of the postings and appointments include; Major General AS

Maikobi from Administrative Staff College of Nigeria ( ASCON), to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command and appointed Commander, Major General DC Onyemulu from Armed Forces Simulation Centre to Special Task Force ( Operation Safe Haven) and appointed Commander, Major General SA Yaro from Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee to Nigerian Defence Academy as Commandant, Major General LA Adegboye from Headquarters 82 Division to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Major General OI Uzamere from Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics to Headquarters Infantry Corps

Centre and appointed Commander, Major General OF Azinta from Defence Headquarters to Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and appointed Chief of Training, Major General JB Olawumi to remain in Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Logistics, Major General CO Ude from Defence Headquarters to Nigerian Army Training Centre and appointed Commander, Major General G Oyefesobi from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters Command Army Records and appointed Commander, Major General BM Shafa from Defence Research Development Bureau to Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation and appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation, Major General KAY Isiyaku from Defence Headquarters Garrison to Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery and appointed Corps Commander Artillery. “Others include Major General MO Uzoh from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and appointed Director General, Major General AM Aliyu from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command to Army Headquarters Department of Administration ( Army) and appointed Chief of Administration, Major General CC Okonkwo from Special Tasks Force ( Operations Safe Haven) to Nigerian Army Welfare Limited by Guarantee and appointed Group Managing Director, Major General JJ Ogunlade from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters Multinational Joint Tasks Force and appointed Force Commander, Major General AM Dauda from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Headquarters Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps and appointed Corps Commander Ordnance, Major General AA Jidda from Ministry of Defence to Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics and appointed Chief of Logistics ( Army), Major General IM Yusuf from Multinational Joint Tasks Force to Army Headquarters Department of Army Operations and appointed Chief of Operations, Major General SA Adebayo from Headquarters Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps to Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General FB Fakrogha from Defence Space Administration to Defence Headquarters Garrison and appointed Commander, Major General AB Omozoje from Headquarters 2 Division to Army Headquarters Department of Civil- Military Affairs and appointed Chief of Civil- Military Affairs, Major General EN Njoku from Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Communications.

PHOTO: NAN Former President, Goodluck Jonathan ( left)); Bayelsa State Governor, Doye Diri; member representing Ogbia Federal Constituency, Azibapu Fred- Obua; and his wife Slender, during the funeral service of the late Chief Jacob Fredrick- Obua, father of the Rep Azibapu at Emeyel 2 Ogbia Local Government Area in Bayelsa… yesterday.