A total of 35 Brigadier Generals have been promoted to the rank of Major General, while 73 Colonels have been elevated to the rank of Brigadier General by the Army Council.
A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said the approval of the promotion of the senior officers came on Thursday 19th December 2024.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, while congratulating the newly promoted Senior officers and their families, also urged them to redouble their efforts to justify their elevation and the confidence reposed in them.
He further tasked the newly promoted officers to lead their subordinates by example and evolve “out of the box” ideas and innovations to speedily tackle contemporary security challenges bedeviling the nation.
The Army Chief stressed that they must remain committed to their oath of allegiance to defend the nation at all times and maintain unalloyed loyalty to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
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