President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin by one year.

Vanguard investigation showed that Buhari’s decision to extend the tenure of the CDS which would have ended this weekend, was due to political maneuverings by vested interest who want to ensure that the two most powerful positions in the Military, that of the CDS and that of the Chief of Army Staff, remain in the core north.

It was further gathered that before the President order that General Olonisakin’s tenure be extended by one year, the CDS had commenced the gradual evacuation of his personal effect and belongings from the office.

He had no inkling that the tenure would be extended even though Mr President can decide on such extension as provided for in Law.

The CDS, who was the Commandant of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigerian Army in Niger State before his appointment, was at one time, the Commander, Nigerian Army Signals Corp and also served as the Principal General Staff Officer to a former Defence Minister among several other appointments.

A presidency source who confirmed the development to Vanguard said the action of Mr. President has shown divine intervention in the affairs of men noting that some persons had already concluded how offices in the military will be shared, notwithstanding that promotions and appointment has the backing of God.

Recall that early this month, the Defence minister issued a statement debunking media reports that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin has been retired and that his position has been handed over to the Chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

The statement said, “The attention of the of the Minister of defence, Mansur Mohammad Dan Ali was drawn to some media publication claiming that he has sent letters to the Chief of Defence staff, General Abayomi Olnisakin and the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas directing them to hand over their offices on or before Friday December 16, 2016.

“Please be informed that there was no such communication between the office of the minister of Defence and the service chiefs directing any one of them to hand over his office and proceed on retirement.

“The appointment and replacement of service chiefs is a prerogative responsibility of the office of the President and Commander in Chief”, the minister said.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/political-maneuverings-buhari-extends-gen-olonisakins-tenure-by-one-year/

Please the appointment and replacement of the CBN Governor is a prerogative responsiblity of whose office? Cux I am not understanding..

The man is tired of fake life of Baba and his APC counterpart. he is a very religious man. a position that many generals will kill to hang on to.

General Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin by one year.

Why? Some things are just oversabi!!!

Cool. I was suspecting his tenure was going to be extended by PMB.

This is not far fetched, he was selected by PMB as the CDS based on some outstanding professional qualities and he has barely spent ample time as CDS.

The man is even still looking very young and able to deliver more to the Nation. I heard he was a very intelligent officer and the youngest among his course mates.

alatbaba1:
The man is tired of fake life of Baba and his APC counterpart. he is a very religious man. a position that many generals will kill to hang on to.

For real? Are you sure you are ok? And your comprehension skills are intact?

If then, what's the correlation of the report and your incoherent comment?

The man is due for retirement having spent the mandatory 35 years in service. The report never said he resigned or was asked to leave.

Nice one.

alatbaba1:
The man is tired of fake life of Baba and his APC counterpart. he is a very religious man. a position that many generals will kill to hang on to.

To you and your ilks, it's almost 18 months of misery, hopelessness, and despair for you all because your nemesis is now the C-in-C. You all wish that he would die, but on the other hand, he is waxing stronger everyday. This is no good news to you as your days of sorrow and agony are not in anyway in sight. The self-inflicted hatred is consuming you day by day and there is no solution to your problem. At this juncture, I'll advise that you'd rather end it all by taking just a bottle of otapiapia. Don't worry about what the people would say as you already have a ready-made alibi in MMM.

My two cent.

alatbaba1:
The man is tired of fake life of Baba and his APC counterpart. he is a very religious man. a position that many generals will kill to hang on to.

Are you sure you read the write-up at all? Because if you did, you wouldn't have spewed this gibberish up there!

So many people who thought Buhari would replace him with a Northerner would be disappointed. Most of them were even celebrating on the thread where it was claimed that he had been sacked and replaced with a Northerner.

Baba, keep disappointing them sir!