113 generals retire, defence minister demands loyalty from armed forces…
Written by City Radio on December 20, 2023
A total of 113 Nigerian Army Generals on Tuesday bowed out of the service.
The breakdown includes one General, one Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals.
At the Regimental Dinner Night organised in honour of newly retired and retiring Nigerian Army senior officers in Abuja, the Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, hailed the support of the Nigerian Army towards the growth of democracy in the country.
Badaru said this has made the Army a shining example in the West African region and beyond, urging other services in the region to take a cue from the Army.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the minister urged the Army to continue to remain loyal to the constitution and support the development of democracy in the country.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, thanked President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly and the defence minister for their untiring support to the Nigerian Army.
He reaffirmed the unalloyed loyalty of the NA to the President and the nation in the discharge of its constitutional roles in defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
He advised the retired senior officers to appreciate God and the Nigerian Army for a successful sojourn in the ‘noble profession of arms’ and attaining the point of meritorious disengagement from active service.
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