President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the nomination of Lieutenant Colonel Yusuf Dodo as his Aide-De-Camp.
The appointment of Dodo followed the nomination of Buhari’s ADC, Colonel Mohammed Abubakar, to attend a five-month course in Santiago, Chile from March 8 to July 30.
The course is a prerequisite for Abubakar’s next promotion to the rank of Brigadier General, expected to be carried out in the last quarter of this year.
Abubakar will by the end of February be the longest serving ADC to a civilian president, having served in that position for almost six years.
He is also the second longest serving ADC in the history of the Nigerian Armed Forces after late Colonel Walbe, who served General Yakubu Gowon for nine years.
NAN learnt that the 48-year-old ADC, who has served in various army units and formations within and outside Nigeria at different capacities, recommended his successor by nominating three seasoned and trustworthy army officers to Buhari.
The President picked Dodo, an Academy Adjutant of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Dodo is to understudy Abubakar for three weeks to learn the ropes of his new assignment, a presidential source told a News Agency of Nigeria correspondent.
The office of ADC to the president statutorily provides security and protects him and his family in conjunction with other security agencies.
Customarily, the ADC attends to the personal needs of the president and other matters regarding his functions as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Officers who are nominated to be ADC to the president must be loyal, have high moral standard, impeccable character, have courage and be knowledgeable.
The Presidency source described Abubakar as a tested and experienced commander, instructor, security manager and a talented investigator.
The new ADC was born on March 28, 1973 at Wusasa in Zaria, Kaduna State.
His father is from Kano State and his mother is from Edo State.
He has an impressive educational background.
Abubakar attended the Nigerian Military School, Zaria from 1985 to 1990, where he developed early leadership skills.
The new ADC, a fellow of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, is married to Hajiya Fatima Musa Daura.
He is blessed with children.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, when contacted, confirmed the appointment of the new ADC.
