Tinubu Appoints New Acting Chief of Army Staff, Details Emerge
- Major General Olufemi Oluyede on Wednesday, October 30, emerged as the Acting Chief of Army Staff
- President Tinubu confirmed and announced his appointment via a statement released on Wednesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga
- Onanuga explained that Oluyede would assume the role pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is currently abroad for medical treatment
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State House, Abuja - On Wednesday, October 30, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the new Chief of Army Staff.
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This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
Oluyede replaces Lagbaja as new COAS
He said Oluyede will hold sway as the COAS pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who is said to be indisposed and is receiving treatment abroad.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
“Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja,” the statement read.
Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna. 56-year-old Oluyede and Lagbaja were coursemates and members of the 39th Regular Course.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1992, effective from 1987. He rose to Major-General in September 2020.
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'Lagbaja did not resign', army says
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian Army dismissed reports claiming that Lieutenant General Lagbaja had resigned from his position.
The defence headquarters quashed an online report alleging that Lagbaja had submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu.
Nwachukwu labelled the report as “fake news” and urged the general public to disregard it.
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