Nigerian Army Authorizes Promotion of 108 Generals

NIGERIA- The Nigerian Army Council has authorized the promotion of 108 senior officers to Major-General and Brigadier-General ranks.

Maj-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, announced on Friday that 35 Brigadier Generals had been promoted to Major-Generals and 73 Colonels had been promoted to Brigadier-General.

The newly promoted Major-Generals include personnel in crucial command and staff posts.

Notable names include the acting General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander, Sector 2, North West Operation Fasan Yamma, Brig-Gen. Ibikunle Ajose; the Commander, Nigerian Army Space Command, Brig-Gen. U.G. Ogeleka; among others.

Officers promoted to the Major-General rank include the Deputy Chief of Military Affairs, Army Headquarters, Department of Civil-Military Affairs, Brig-Gen. B.P. Koughna; Brig-Gen. I. Otu from the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre; Brig-Gen. A.O. Adegbite from the Headquarters, Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport; and the Deputy Director, Tender Board, Department of Procurement, Brig-Gen. S.A. Jimoh.

For the rank of the Brigadier-General, notable promotions include the Commander, 43 Engineers Brigade, Col. S.M. Iliya; the Commander, 78 Supply and Transport, Col. O. Igwe; the Chief Medical Director, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Col. N.S. Onuchukwu; among others.

Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff, advised newly promoted commanders to work more, justify their promotions, and set a good example.

He pushed them to create novel answers to the nation's current security concerns.

Oluyede also reminded them of their oath of allegiance to defend the nation and their duty to maintain unalloyed loyalty to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, according to the release.