Army Promotes 35 Brigadier Generals, 73 Colonels To Next Ranks

The Army Council has approved the promotion of 108 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General, respectively. A statement by Army spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said 35 Brigadier Generals have been promoted to the rank of Major General, while 73 Colonels have also been elevated to the rank of Brigadier General accordingly. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, while congratulating the newly promoted senior officers and their families, also charged 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 bedevilling the nation.