Following the lamentable and troublesome passing of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, President Muhammadu Buhari has initiated the quest for the following Army boss.
Review that Attahiru and 10 other military officials had kicked the bucket on Friday in a plane accident including Nigerian Air Force’s Beachcraft 350 airplane in Kaduna.
Goldennewsng accumulated that exceptional campaigning among the tactical pecking order on who succeeds Attahiru is now in top stuff.
President Buhari is relied upon to name another CoAS among today and tomorrow, as indicated by sources acquainted with the continuous interviews over the matter.
As indicated by DailyTrust, around six senior military officials were being considered for the post.
The Candidates
Among the most promoted senior officials for the top occupation are; Maj.- Gen. Ibrahim Manu Yusuf, Maj.- Gen. Danjuma Ali-Keffi, Maj.- Gen. Benjamin Ahanotu, Maj.- Gen. Jamil Sarham, Maj.- Gen Faruk Yahaya and Maj.- Gen. Fidelis Azinta.
The Army’s Chief of Operation, Maj.- Gen. Manu Yusuf is supposed to be exceptionally viewed for his past abuses as Force Commander, Multinational Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) and General Officer Commanding 7 Division, DailyTrust reports.
Yet, as indicated by sources, a significant obstacle against him is his coming from Yobe, the state as the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
Like Yusuf, Maj.- Gen. Jamil Sirham who is a credentialed military official and liable for some, triumphs recorded by the military, has the impediment of coming from a similar state (Kano) as the Minister of Defense, Maj.- Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), and the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo.
Maj-Generals Ben Ahanotu and Fidelis Azinta, the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), and Director Physical Training, separately, are likewise being considered for their experience and position in the assistance yet the president may not pick any of the two as sources say Buhari may settle on a northern official.
Maj.- Gen. Ali-Keffi, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna, is supposed to be compelled by the quantity of senior officials in front of him, with certain people contending that it may not merit the while for the nation to lose such countless experienced hands simultaneously.
A source backing him anyway contended that the position ought not be a measuring stick as many major-commanders were resigned to clear path for the supported competitor previously.
“At the point when Dambazau was selected COAS more than 30 significant officers were resigned. At the point when Ihejirika, Minima and even Buratai were selected, the military resigned around 30 officers or all the more each time,” he said.
