The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to various command, staff and instructional positions.
The development was a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness and administrative efficiency in the army
The redeployment cuts across Principal Staff Officers, PSOs, at the Army Headquarters, General Officers Commanding, GOC, corps commanders, commandants of Army training institutions, brigade commanders and other key positions.
Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement, said the reshuffling underscores Nigerian Army’s commitment to ensuring robust and dynamic leadership structure capable of addressing emerging security challenges.
It said some of the senior officers appointed as PSOs at the Army Headquarters include Maj Gen L. A. Fejokwu, from National Defence College to Department of Army Administration, appointed Chief of Administration;
Maj Gen G. U. Chibuisi, from Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Department of Civil-Military Affairs, appointed Chief of Civil-Military Affairs; and Maj Gen A. S. Ndalolo, also from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre to Department of Army Training, appointed Chief of Training.
Others include Maj Gen O. S. Abai, from Department of Army Training to Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, appointed Chief of Transformation and Innovation and Maj Gen J. H. Abdusalam, from Headquarters 6 Division to the Department of Special Services and Programmes, appointed Chief of Special Services and Programmes.
Maj Gen E. I. Okoro has been redeployed from the Department of Army Logistics to the Department of Military Secretary and appointed Military Secretary.
Senior officers appointed GOCs include Maj Gen O. T. Olatoye, from Nigerian Army School of Infantry to Headquarters 82 Division/Joint Task Force, JTF, South East, Operation UDO KA, OPUK, as GOC 82 Division and Commander, JTF OPUK and Maj Gen E. F. Oyinlola, from Department of Military Secretary to Headquarters 3 Division as GOC 3 Division and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN, OPSH.
