President Bola Tinubu has appointed Maj Gen Olufemi Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff.
“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement Wednesday evening.
Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.
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This appointment has sparked mixed reactions on social media, and here are a few:
There is no provision for acting chief of army staff~Army
To me I think the only reason why Tinubu is giving out key and vital positions in Nigeria especially the position of the Chief of Army Staff to the YORUBAS is that he is trying to avoid what happened to Aguiyi Ironsi by surrounding himself with the pple he trusts. That’s just it pic.twitter.com/tm7C1eG9Lk
I pray for quick recovery of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General TA Lagbaja.
May Allah in his infinite mercy grant the COAS quick recovery..
Aameennnn 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/DyDQzMNYGK
I’ve never seen a government in this country as deceitful and covering up as this… someone serving the country kpai,and they covered it up till now?…what a shame
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