By Kolawole Ojebisi
It appears the acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede has continued his steady but certain rise in the top hierarchy of the Nigeria Army.
This is as it was gathered that President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, decorates the acting Chief of Army Staff as Lieutenant General on Tuesday.
The New Diplomat understands that the short ceremony took place in the President’s office complex at the State House, Abuja.
“President Tinubu decorates acting Chief of Army Staff, Oluyede, as Lt. General,” a member of the president’s communication team reportedly told State House correspondents.
According to reports, Tinubu, however, did not speak on the health of Lagbara. Tinubu had appointed Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff last Wednesday, even as his predecessor, Taoreed Lagbaja, remains indisposed for weeks.
The seriousness of Lagbaja ailment became apparent when some indigenes of his hometown of Ilobu in Osun State reportedly organized a 3-day prayer for him on Sunday.
Oluyede is from Ekiti State in the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
