Former spokesman of Defence Headquarters, Major General Jerry Akpor has now been appointed Chief of Defence Administration in a very fresh shakeup in the army last night.
Army spokesman, Brig General Onyema Nwachukwu who made the disclosure last night noted that in continuation of the effort to rejig the Nigerian Army towards ensuring administrative and operational efficiency, having assumed command, the 23rd Chief of Army Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has approved the appointment and redeployment of Major Generals, and Brigadier Generals amongst several other senior officers across NA formations and units in the country.
“Notable among the new General Officers Commanding appointees are Major General VU Okoro from Department of Army Operations to Headquarters 2 Division as the new GOC, Maj Gen HT Dada from Defence Intelligence Agency to Headquarters 82 Division as the GOC, Maj Gen MT Usman redeployed to 81 Division as GOC from HQ 2 Division and Maj Gen KA Isoni who will assume Command as the Commander Army Headquarters Garrison, while Maj Gen AE Abubakar is redeployed from Headquarters 7 Division / Sector 1 OPHK...
Directorate of Inspection and Compliance to Headquarters Infantry Corps as Corps Commander, while Maj Gen HG Tafida has been redeployed from DICON to Headquarters Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as the new Corps Commander. “Among the newly redeployed Defence and Army Headquarters Principal Staff Officers are Major General EV Onumajuru from Department of Special Services and Programmes to Defence Headquarters and appointed Chief of Defence Operations, Maj Gen ES Buba from Defence Intelligence Agency to Defence Headquarters and appointed Director Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen OR Aiyenigba from Headquarters Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police and appointed Chief of Army Standards and Evaluation.
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