Justify The Confidence
OpenLife Nigeria reports that Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has urged newly promoted senior officers to redouble their efforts to justify the confidence reposed in them by the Nigerian Army.
General Yahaya stated this in a congratulatory message signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu,
Acting Director, Army Public Relations, which was made available to OpenLife on Wednesday.
In the statement, General Yahaya congratulated all the promoted officers and their families and reminded them of their onerous task to national security adding that to whom much is given, much is expected.
The Army Council had inspired officers on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 by approving the promotion of 117 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively.
A total of 41 Brigadier Generals were meritoriously promoted to the enviable rank of Major General, while 76 Colonels were also elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.
Amongst those promoted to the rank of Major General include –
Brigadier General CU Onwunle Director, Directorate of Army Data Processing Lagos, Brigadier General M Danmadami Research Fellow/Subject Expert, Indian Sub-Continental at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja, Brigadier General OJ Akpor, Director Military Training Nigerian Defence Academy, Brigadier General UT Musa of the Department of Administration Army Headquarters Abuja, Brigadier General AA Eyitayo, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/ JTF NE Operation HADIN KAI Maiduguri, Borno State. Others are Brigadier General V Ebhaleme of Defence Space Administration Abuja, Brigadier General LT Omoniyi of Department of Civil-Military Affairs Abuja and Brigadier General NU Muktar Acting Director of Procurement at the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Army Headquarters Abuja amongst others.
Those promoted to Brigadier General include Colonel O Adegbe Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Minna, Colonel AA Babalola Headquarters 3 Division, Colonel NN Orok of Defence Headquarters, Colonel MO Ibrahim Army War College Nigeria, Col BO Omopariola Commander 25 Task Force Brigade, Colonel UV Unachukwu Army War College Nigeria, Colonel OAO Ojo Headquarters Nigerian Army Signals Lagos and Col HI Dasuki of the Forward Operating Base, Ngamdu, Borno State amongst others
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