President Bola Tinubu has officially sent an official letter to the Nigerian senate seeking confirmation of Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief Of Army Staff (COAS).
This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the president, Chief Bayo Onanuga.
Bayo Onanuga in the statement said that the president is seeking 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.
Oluyede was appointed as the Acting Chief of Army Staff on October 30 following the illness of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.
More details to follow…..