The Defence
Headquarters on Thursday said there was no planned mass retirement of senior
officers in the Nigerian Army over the appointment of the new Chief of Army
Staff.
The new COAS
is of Course 37 and has sparked speculations that it could lead to the
retirement of senior officers.
Addressing
journalists at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, the acting Director, Defence
Media Operations, Benard Onyeuko, dispelled such insinuation.
He stressed
that at this point, no retirement has been approved, noting that retirement for
senior officers in the Armed forces was voluntary.
He said, “At
this point, you are all aware of the appointment of the new Chief of Army
Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya.
“This has
stirred up lot of rumours in the media about mass retirement in the military.
“I wish to
use this medium to dispel such unfounded rumours.
“Retirement is
only on voluntary basis for senior officers who desire to do so.
“At this
point, no retirement has been authorised by the Military High Command.”
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