Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to
the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the New Chief of Army Staff,
COAS, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Fani-Kayode urged Yahaya to take the battle to the enemy as
he assumes his new role.
Congratulating the new COAS, the former minister urged him
to “crush” those behind insecurity in Nigeria.
In a tweet, Fani-Kayode wrote: “Congratulations to Major
General Yahaya on his appointment as Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff.
“Now is the time to take the battle to the gates of the
enemy and utterly crush them. Godspeed!”
Yahaya was a former General Officer Commanding 1 Division of
the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter-Terrorism
Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, codenamed Operation HADIN
KAI.
His appointment was disclosed by Brigadier General Onyema
Nwachukwu, Acting Director Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, in a
statement.
Yahaya was picked to replace Ibrahim Attahiru who died in an
air crash on Friday alongside 10 other senior military officers.
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