A total of 39 Brigadier Generals were lucky to be meritoriously promoted to Major General, while 97 Colonels have also been elevated to Brigadier General accordingly.
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The statement issued by Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman, on Thursday said Abdullahi had displayed outstanding qualities of military professionalism to earn the promotion
Those promoted included Brigadier General CM Abraham, Acting General Officer Commanding, 2 Division; Brigadier General OU Obono, Acting Corps Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Artillery Corps; Brigadier General PJ Dauke, Acting GOC 3 Division; and Brigadier AA Nani Acting GOC 8 Task Force Division; as well Brigadier General JB Olawunmi, Acting Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation Corps; Brigadier General CC Okwonkwo, Commander 48 Task Force Division Engineers; Brigadier General MSA Aliyu; and Brigadier General AM Jalingo, who were all promoted to the rank of Major General
‘The impression created by this is that the South West, North East and North West zones were not affected because officers from these areas were not pro-Jonathan. This line of thinking failed in its deficit of reasoning to realise that it is indicting the South East, South South and a small part of the North Central as the parts of the country that produce unethical and unprofessional officers who are also kleptomaniacs that cannot keep their hands out of the public till’