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BREAKING: Nigeria's Senate Confirms Yahaya As Chief Of Army Staff







The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.


The Senate confirmed the Army chief on Tuesday following the consideration of a report of its joint committee on Defence and Army, led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume.












The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan had on June 2 referred President Muhammadu Buhari's request to confirm Yahaya to the committees.


The Defence Committee, chaired by Wamakko, was mandated to lead the screening of the newly appointed Army chief.


Yahaya was appointed after the death of his predecessor, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash in May.




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