President Muhammadu Buhari has
given “special promotions” to
members of the Committee on Audit
of Defense Equipment Procurement,
CADEP, who are serving officers in
the military.
According to documents seen by
PREMIUM TIMES, the special
promotion was in recognition of
their “high level of dedication,
immense commitment and honesty
while serving in the Committee”.
The affected officers were promoted
by a single rank.
Mr. Buhari had in August 2016
directed the National Security
Adviser, Babagana Monguno, to
convene a 13-member CADEP to
investigate the procurement of
hardware and munitions in the
Armed Forces between 2007 and
2015.
Of the 13 members, five are in active
service, and have been promoted,
PREMIUM TIMES confirmed.
They are Commodore T. D. Ikoli; Air
Cdre I. Shafi’i; Col A.A. Ariyibi; Brig
Gen Y.I. Shalangwa who is the
Secretary.
The special promotions will be
promulgated in the Armed Forces
Orders and the Federal Government
gazette “in due course”, a letter
given to one of the five officers and
seen by this newspaper, revealed.
The CADEP submitted its third
interim report in July 2016, detailing
how former senior military officers,
political appointees and private
individuals diverted funds meant for
arms, while the deadly Boko Haram
insurgency continued to ravage the
North East


Among the big names the report
indicted were former Chief of Army
Staff, Azubuike Ihejirika and Kenneth
Minimah, who served at different
times under President Goodluck
Jonathan.
But the panel’s work became
controversial after critics raised
concerns with the exclusion of
Abdulrahman Dambazau, also a
former army chief during the review
period.
Mr. Dambazau currently serves as the
Minister of Interior and is a close ally
of Mr. Buhari.
The government claimed Mr.
Dambazau’s tenure as army chied
was not covered by the report, a
claim dispelled by a PREMIUM TIMES’
fact-check.
Many of the indicted persons are
now facing trial. Also, the Nigerian
Army has compulsorily retired its
officers indicted by the arms
procurement probe panel.
The letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES
says the “special promotion” was
approved by the “C-in-C”, referring
to President Buhari, and was ratified
by the Army Council.
It was not immediately clear how
the president compensated the
retired committee members.

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nothing new


same way BBOG director is now NPA director

Second to comment..... I just wish all this probing will change the situation of the economy. Pls. Things are getting worst everyday. .... ,

Nothing change, still d same old ways.