Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The Senate affirmed Yahaya as the COAS following the consideration of the report of the upper chamber’s joint committee on Defence and Army led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume.
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EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, had on June 2, 2021, referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for Yahaya’s confirmation to the committees.
The Defence Committee which is chaired by Senator Wamakko was mandated to be the lead panel to screen the newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff.
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