Nigerian Army appoints new PSOs, field commanders, others

The Chief of Army Staff, 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 the force.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, now becomes the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), while Maj.-Gen. B.O Sawyer is the new Director of Defence Information.

Maj.-Gen. T.A. Gagariga has been moved from Army Headquarters, Department of Policy and Plans, to the Nigerian Army Artillery Corps as Commander and Maj.-Gen. Victor Ezugwu becomes the Commander, Infantry Corps.

According to him, Maj.-Gen. MA Yekini is the new Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. MS Yusuf takes over as Chief of Defence Standard and Evaluation while Maj.-Gen. Anthony Omozoje is the new Chief of Policy and Plans (Army).

“Similarly, Maj.-Gen. SO Olabanji had been appointed the Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) while Maj.-Gen. O.A. Akintade is the new Chief of Army Logistics.

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“Maj.-Gen. O.T. Akinjobi has been appointed 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, with Maj.-Gen. A.B. Ibrahim appointed as Chief of Training (Army).

“Among the new field commanders are Maj.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifa Ibrahim who takes over as the Force Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force, N’Djamena, and Maj.-Gen. IS Ali who becomes the General Officer Commanding, 3 Division, would also double as the Commander Special Task Force ‘Operation Safe Haven’.

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

“The appointments are aimed at rejigging for efficiency in command and administration within the Nigerian Army and these appointments take effect immediately,” the spokesman said.

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