By Okosun Dennis
After so much brouhaha, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday succumbed to pressure and appointed the Commandant of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna, Niger State, Major General Leo Irabor as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
He replaces General Abayomi Olonisakin who has occupied that seat since 2015 and after 42 years in service. Also appointed are new Chiefs for Army, Navy and the Airforce.
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, who was until his appointment, serving at the TRADOC in Minna Niger state.
He was born on August 10, 1966 in Kaduna, North West. He started his Cadet training on January 19, 1984, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He was once the Army Spokesperson as well as being a General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu.
These appointments are sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service.
Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
However, Rear Admiral A.Z. Gambo, was appointed as the Chief of Naval Staff to replace Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; while Air-Vice Marshal I.O. Amao, has been appointed as the Chief of Air Staff and replaced Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Mr Femi Adesinain in Abuja, said President Buhari thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country,” wishing them well in their future endeavours.
Similarly, the President congratulated the new Service Chiefs, and urges them to be loyal and dedicated in the discharge of their responsibilities.
Rear Admiral A.Z. Gambo was born on April 22, 1966 in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state. He was enlisted into the Nigerian Navy on September 24, 1984 as a member of Regular Course 36, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna and was subsequently commissioned as a Sub-lieutenant on September 24, 1988.
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