Former Chief Of Army Staff, Buratai, Gets New Appointment

A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (retd.), has been appointment as Ambassador to the Benin Republic.

While former Defence Chief, Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (retd.), was also named the Head of Mission to Cameroon.

This was revealed to AMILOADED in a statement the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, through the Information Officer in the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, who presented letters of credence to the ex-service chiefs, during a brief ceremony in Abuja.

“The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama today, June 22, 2021, presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (retd.), and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Retd.).

“The Minister of Foreign Affairs during the brief ceremony congratulated the immediate-past service chiefs on their appointment by Mr. President and called on them to deploy their wealth of experience to promote Nigeria’s interest during their tour of duty in countries of accreditation,” he said via the statement.

However, the statement was, however, silent on the posting of the other former service chiefs – former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok- Ette Ibas (retd), ex-Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.); and former Chief of Defense Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Usman (retd.).

AMILOADED recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had on February 4, 2021, appointed the ex-service chiefs as non-career Ambassadors.