Adebayo Obasanjo, a son of
former President Olusegin Obasanjo, was among 12 senior military officers at
the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army who were yesterday decorated with their new
ranks after the Army Council’s approval of 226 for the nationwide exercise.
Also, the General Officer
Commanding (GOC) of the Division, Major General Peter Dauke whose ceremonial
decoration was done in Abuja, last week, was introduced to his officers and men
with his new rank at the military formation’s headquarters in Jos.
Colonel Obasanjo was
promoted from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, two years after he was rushed
back from the battle front where he sustained serious injuries engaging with
the terrorists Boko Haram in Adamawa State.
Chief of Army Staff
(COAS), Lt. General Tukur Burati, was represented at the event by Major General
Nicholas Ibe Rogers, the commander of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a peace
operation stationed in Plateau and parts of Bauchi state.
Six senior offers wore the
new rank of Brigadier General, the senior among whom is Brigadier General
Ibrahim Dogara Yusuf, whose appointment has been due since 2014.
The other six were
promoted to the rank of colonel, among whom is Adebayo Obasanjo.
The COAS told the newly
promoted officers to consider their new ranks as a new level of commitment to
the ideal of the Nigerian military, and to remain loyal to the system.
The GOC, Major General
Dauke charged them to show more loyalty and dedication to the service.
Source: Daily Trust
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