President Tinubu Writes National Assembly To Confirm New COAS

President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff.

This was disclosed via a statement signed by Presidential Meida, Bayo Onanuga on Friday.

In the letters addressed today to both the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, President Tinubu seeks Oluyede’s confirmation in accordance with the provision of Section 218(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act.

Didactic Information Hut recalls that President Tinubu appointed Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff on October 30 following the sickness of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, who later died on 5 November.

President Tinubu said He is confident about the leadership qualities,  professional integrity, and experience of Lt. General Oluyede to lead and inspire the army to ensure national security and stability.

Didactic Information Hut reports that before his appointment as Acting Chief of Army Staff, Oluyede, a member of the 39th Regular Course, like his predecessor, served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.