Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede on Wednesday sat before the Senate Committee on Army in a closed-door session.
Chairman of the committee Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, in his remarks before resolving into closed doors, recalled that the Senate, at its sitting on Tuesday, read the request of President Bola Tinubu nominating Oluyede for the job.
Yar’adua condoled with Oluyede over the death of Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja.
He said Lagbaja made significant strides in improving the welfare of the Nigerian Army and brought innovations such as the Nigerian Army Aviation.
He further said: “It is a known fact that the nation, currently is bedevilled by a multiplicity of security challenges requiring cogent and urgent solutions.
“I want to use this opportunity to commend the gallantry of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and the Armed Forces in general for the successes recorded so far in the war against insurgency and other criminalities within the country.
“This they did to the extent that some of them laid down their lives.”
Yar’adua said that the screening was aimed at bringing to bear Oluyede’s professional skills, experiences, and expertise.
“Based on your strategic knowledge and vision towards defending Nigeria from external aggression, maintaining its territorial integrity, and securing its borders from violation on land.
“Your abilities to offer proposals toward funding solutions for military funding and the welfare of personnel will be of interest to this country,” Yar’adua said.
