Breaking: Reps confirm Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff

The House of Representatives on Thursday confirmed Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff

This confirmation came after his screening on Wednesday by the Joint Committees on Defence and Army.

During the plenary, the committee chairman, Babajimi Benson, presented the report and recommended Oluyede’s confirmation. The recommendation was approved during the session, presided over by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.