Reps confirm Faruk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff

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The House of Representatives has approved Faruk Yahaya, a major general, as the Chief of Army Staff.

The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the committee on defence on Tuesday.

The chairman of the committee, Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos), presented the report and was considered by the Committee of the Whole.

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The committee had, on 15 June, screened Mr Yahaya for the position following his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The new chief of army staff was appointed by Buhari on May 27 to replace Ibrahim Attahiru, a lieutenant general, who died in an air crash alongside 10 other officers and men of the army, on May 21, while on an official trip to Kaduna State.

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The president had sent the confirmation request to in House in compliance with section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act Cap A20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

The committee of the whole, chaired by deputy speaker Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), approved the nomination.

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