Buhari Promotes New Army Chief To Rank Of Lieutenant-General

*Decorates new COAS with Lt. Gen

President Muhammadu Buhari has promoted Faruk Yahaya, chief of
army staff, to the rank of lieutenant-general.

Yahaya was a major-general.

The decoration of the army chief took place in a short ceremony
before the commencement of the federal executive council (FEC)
meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Assisted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari performed the
brief ceremony just before the week’s Federal Executive Council
(FEC) meeting.

Present at the brief ceremony were some members of FEC,
including Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim
Gambari; National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana
Monguno; Minister of Defense, Major-General Bashir Salihi Magashi;
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, Senator Ali Ndume; and
wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Hajiya Salamatu Yahaya, among
others.

*Decorates new COAS with Lt. Gen

President Muhammadu Buhari has promoted Faruk Yahaya, chief of
army staff, to the rank of lieutenant-general.

Yahaya was a major-general.

The decoration of the army chief took place in a short ceremony
before the commencement of the federal executive council (FEC)
meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Assisted by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari performed the
brief ceremony just before the week’s Federal Executive Council
(FEC) meeting.

Present at the brief ceremony were some members of FEC,
including Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim
Gambari; National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana
Monguno; Minister of Defense, Major-General Bashir Salihi Magashi;
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, Senator Ali Ndume; and
wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Hajiya Salamatu Yahaya, among
others.