See List of New Appointments in the Nigerian Army

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff officers to provide the needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA).

This was disclosed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement made available to the press in Abuja on Saturday.

Here is the list of the appointments:

• Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, appointed the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)

• Maj.-Gen. B.O Sawyer appointed the new Director of Defence Information.

• Maj.-Gen. TA Gagariga to move from Army Headquarters, Department of Policy and Plans, to the Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as Commander

• Maj.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu appointed the Commander, Infantry Corps.

• Maj.-Gen. MA Yekini appointed as the new Chief of Defence Training and Operations

• Maj.-Gen. MS Yusuf takes over as Chief of Defence Standard and Evaluation.

• Maj.-Gen. Anthony Omozoje is the new Chief of Policy and Plans (Army).

• Maj.-Gen. SO Olabanji appointed the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)

• Maj.-Gen. OA Akintade appointed the new Chief of Army Logistics.

• Maj.-Gen. OT Akinjobi appointed as the Chief of Operations (Army)

• Maj.-Gen. James Ataguba as Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation, while Maj.-Gen. KI Mukhtar becomes the Chief of Administration (Army)

• Maj.-Gen. C Ofoche is the new Chief of Transformation and Innovation

• Maj.-Gen. AB Ibrahim appointed as Chief of Training (Army).

• Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifa Ibrahim takes over as the Force Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force, N’Djamena.

• Maj.-Gen. IS Ali becomes the General Officer Commanding 3 Division and would also double as the Commander Special Task Force ‘Operation Safe Haven’

The COAS equally approved the appointment of Commanders, Commandants of NA Institutions, Directors and other key appointments at both Defence and Army levels.

“The appointments are aimed to rejig for efficiency in command and administration within the Nigerian army and these appointments take effect immediately,” Nwachukwu said.

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