TINUBU SEEKS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF OLUYEDE AS COAS

President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff.

The president’s request is contained in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio during plenary today.

The Senate subsequently referred the matter to its Committee on the Army, directing it to screen the nominee and report back to the plenary for further consideration.

It would be recalled that Oluyede was appointed by President Tinubu as the Acting Chief of Army Staff following the illness of Taoreed Lagbaja, who later passed away in Lagos on the 5^th of November,2024.