Full List: 9 Army Generals Retire as Tinubu Observes First Armed Forces Remembrance Day
- The Nigerian army has said that a total of nine generals have been retired from their service to the nation
- This is coming at a time Tinubu is celebrating his first armed forces remembrance day as the president of Nigeria
- The retirement of the nine generals also came barely a month after 113 generals received their passing-out parades
FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Army has announced the retirement of a total of nine generals from the service
According to The Punch, the development came barely a month after 113 generals bowed out of the service to Nigeria on December 19, 2023.
Source: Twitter
Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesperson of the Nigerian army, disclosed the development in a statement, adding that a passing-out parade was held in their honour on Friday, January 12.
Full list of army generals who retired recently
Below is the list of the officers:
Maj. Gen. A. R. Bakare
Maj. Gen. J.E. Jakko
Maj. Gen. A. B. Adamu
Maj. Gen. A.O. Adetayo
Brig Gen II Adamu
Brig. Gen. N. L. Isama
Brig. Gen. O.A. Adenuga
Brig. Gen. O. F. Ohunyeye
How President Tinubu observed first armed forces remembrance day
This is as President Bola Tinubu led Nigerians to observe the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day, a day set aside to honour the sacrifices of fallen soldiers and veterans.
The President led the solemn event, which was marked by the dignified laying of wreaths at the military cenotaph in Abuja.
Also at the event were prominent figures, including Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Tajudeen Abbas; Senate President Senator Godswill Apkabio; Minister of State for Defence Honourable Bello Matawalle; Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike; and Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru.
Tinubu appoints ex-Buhari's appointee, Walson-Jack as perm sec
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu has approved Didi Esther Walson-Jack's appointment as the education ministry's permanent secretary.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari first appointed Didi Esther Walson-Jack as the permanent secretary of service welfare office of the Head Of Service of the Civil Service of the Federation in 2017,
Didi Esther is the wife of the former NBA general secretary and a leading civic educator, Hon. Nimi Walson-Jack.
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