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Oluyede officially assumes command as 24th COAS
Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, on Monday, formally resumed as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Nigerian Army. The Army, accordingly, , performed a symbolic lowering and hoisting of command flag at Army Headquarters to signal the official resumption of duty by the new COAS.
Oluyede was appointed Acting COAS by President Bola Tinubu on October 30, following the death of his predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, had on Nov. 1, handed him the insignia of office in an unusual fashion in line with the Armed Forces Act.
The symbolic lowering and hoisting of the command flag which signifies the beginning of his tenure, came after the Senate and House of Representatives confirmed his appointment.
Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.
The 56-year-old Oluyede and Lagbaja were course mates and members of the 39th Regular Course of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA).
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1992, effective from 1987 and rose to the rank of Major General in September 2020.
NAN
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