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BREAKING: Senate Confirms Yahaya As Chief Of Army Staff

BREAKING: Senate Confirms Yahaya As Chief Of Army Staff

 

 

Major General Farouk Yahaya has been confirmed as the new Chief of Army Staff.

Glamtush reports that the Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff.

This online platform understands that 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.

The President of the Senate had on June 2, referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for Yahaya’s confirmation to the committees.

 

Details later….

 

 

Angela Davies

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