June 22, (THEWILL)- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The Red Chamber took the decision following the consideration of the report of its joint committee on Defence and Army led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume.
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had on June 2, referred the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for Yahaya’s confirmation to the committees.
THEWILL reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed General Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff following the death of Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.
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