Senate finally confirms Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.

The decision was taken on Tuesday after the consideration of the report of its joint committee on Defence and Army led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume.

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, had on June 2, referred the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for Yahaya’s confirmation to the committee.

The Defence Committee, which is chaired by Wamakko, was mandated to be the lead panel to screen the newly appointed Army chief.

Yahaya is set to replace Lt. Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane crash alongside 10 others.