Kaduna Speaker Commends Buhari for Appointing the new Chief of Army Staff
The speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Zailani praises President Buhari for taking his time to choose a suitable officer, who is more experienced in the infantry. The speaker also congratulated the new Chief of Army Staff for the new office and position.
“The new Chief of Army Staff’s track records show that he is experienced and will hit the ground running in bringing to an end the security challenges the country is facing,” Zailani said.
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Biography of Faruk Yahaya, COAS
The Nigeria new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, is a major general. He was born on January 5, 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state.
Early Career
Mr Yahaya, who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on September 27, 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on September 22, 1990.
Appointments Held
The general held several appointments such as Staff, Instructional and Command.
Prominent among the appointments held by the new COAS are Garrison Commander Headquarters Guards Brigade, Directing Staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Deputy Director Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary, Deputy Director Army Research and Development and the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield.
Other Services
Mr. Yahaya served as the Principal General Staff Officer (PGSO) to the Honourable Minister of Defence, the Commander, Headquarters 4 Brigade and 29 Task Force Brigade (Operation Zaman Lafiya).
He was also Director Manpower at the Army Headquarters, Military Secretary, Army Headquarters and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.
On a similar note, before his appointment as the current Chief of Army Staff, Mr Yahaya was the Theatre Commander Operation HADIN KAI, responsible for Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency operations in North East Nigeria.
Awards
The new Chief of Army Staff holds several honours and awards, some of which include, Forces Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, Distinguished Service Star, Grand Service Star, Passed staff course (Dagger), National Defence Course (Chile), Economic Community of West Africa State Monitoring Group Medal, Command Medal, Field Command Medal, General Operations Medal, Silver Jubilee Medal and Golden Jubilee Medal.
Family Life
Mr. Yahaya is happily married and blessed with children.
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