Army Redeploys 20 Major-Generals in a Massive Shake-up
The Nigerian Army yesterday redeployed 20 Major-Generals and more than 10 Brigadier-Generals in a major shake-up, which it said would “reinvigorate the system for greater efficiency.”
A statement issued by the Nigerian Army Headquarters said the new posting was designed to deploy the senior officers to appointments appropriate to the new ranks.
It said the posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, is a routine exercise carried out to reinvigorate the system for greater professional effectiveness and efficiency.
The highlight of the posting includes the appointment of Maj. Gen. EO Ogunkale from Command Army Record, Lokoja, to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluation; Maj. Gen. AO Uthman from Nigerian Army School of Signals, Apapa, Lagos to Defence Headquarters as Director, Defence Communications; Maj. Gen. OO Soleye from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters, Command Army Record, Lokoja, as Commander; Maj. Gen. YI Shalangwa, the erstwhile Director, Legal Services ‘Army’ now redeployed to Defence Headquarters as Director, Legal Services.
Others are Maj. Gen. DC Onyemulu from Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, Lagos, who becomes Director, Armed Forces Simulation Centre, while Maj. Gen. HI Bature is redeployed from Headquarters,
Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director, Liaison.
Others include Maj. Gen. IM Obot, who remains at Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Participant Senior Executive Management and Policy Course; Maj. Gen. BO Sawyer, who also remains in Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans as Director, Plans.
Also Maj. Gen. LA Adegboye, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division is to remain at GOC 82 Division; Maj. Gen. MA Masanawa from Army Central Ammunition Depot, moves to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director, Innovation and Combat Development.
Similarly, Maj. Gen. G Oyefesobi moves from Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to Headquarters of the recently created Nigerian Army Special Forces Corps as Commander; Maj. Gen. MM Bunza, the erstwhile Commandant, Nigerian Military School Zaria, is redeployed to Nigerian Army Education Corps as Corps Commander, Education; Maj. Gen. DH Ali-Keffi from Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji to Defence Intelligence Agency and appointed Director of Administration, Maj. Gen. GO Adesina from Army Headquarters Department of Army Policy and Plans to Nigerian Army Signals School Apapa, Lagos as Commandant while Maj. Gen. PE Eromosele from National Defence College, Abuja, moves to Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering, Makurdi, as Commandant.