PRESIDENT TINUBU HAS APPOINTED MAJOR GENERAL OLUFEMI OLATUBOSUN AS THE ACTING CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (COAS) 30-10-24
By Sadiq Aminu President Bola Tinubu, Armed has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, explains that Major General Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.
Until his appointment, Major General Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the Elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.
The statement says the 56-year-old officer and General Lagbaja were coursemates and members of the 39th Regular Course.
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1992, effective from 1987, and rose to Major-General in September 2020.
Major General Oluyede has held many commands since his commissioning as an officer.
He was Platoon Commander and Adjutant at 65 Battalion, Company Commander at 177 Guards Battalion, Staff Officer Guards Brigade, Commandant Amphibious Training School.
Major General Oluyede participated in several operations, including the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Mission in Liberia, Operation HARMONY IV in Bakassi, and Operation HADIN KAI in the North East theatre of operations, where he commanded 27 Task Force Brigade.
He has earned many honours for his meritorious service in various fields of operations, which include the Corps Medal of Honour, the Grand Service Star, Passing the Staff Course, and Membership in the National Institute.
Others are the Field Command Medal, the Field Command Medal of Honour, and the Field Training Medal.
Major General Oluyede also received the coveted Chief of Army Staff Commendation Award.
He is married and has three children.