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Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Ofunaofu(op): 3:42pm On Dec 16, 2025

The proposed promotion of Nurudeen Yusuf, aide-de-camp, ADC, to President Bola Tinubu, to the rank of brigadier-general has been reportedly suspended.

The Cable reports that the development followed a last-minute intervention by two former chiefs of army staff.

According to the report, citing a presidential source, the promotion would not happen “anytime soon”.

Recall that Yusuf was scheduled to be decorated as a one-star general on Monday evening through a “special presidential promotion,” but the plan was shelved amid concerns within the military establishment.

Yusuf was decorated as a colonel in January 2025 after his promotion in December 2024.

However, under established military procedure, an officer must serve at least four years as a colonel and attend the National Defence College, NDC, before being considered for promotion.

Approval to bypass the process was conveyed in a letter from the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, to the Chief of Army Staff.

DAILY POST reports that the move generated disquiet within the military, as no brigadier-general has previously served as ADC to a Nigerian President.

Military experts reportedly warned that the promotion would set a “bad precedent”.

Ahead of the planned decoration, the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, a retired general, and the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, a lieutenant general, cut short an official visit to Lagos and returned to Abuja.

Sources said the intervention of two former army chiefs persuaded Tinubu to suspend the promotion.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/16/promotion-of-tinubus-adc-suspended-over-bad-precedent-concerns/Please

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by TUANKU(m): 3:49pm On Dec 16, 2025

The incompetent fossil and is his incompetent government is built on deceit, lies, corruption and tribalism...now he wants to destroy military traditions because of same tribalism.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Salewa97: 3:49pm On Dec 16, 2025

Toh

The ADC might have to serve for more years as a Colonel before he would be promoted to Brigadier General.

The opposition would have made this a big issue.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Ofunaofu(op): 3:54pm On Dec 16, 2025

Tinubu has one purpose: to kill, steal, and destroy.
Now he wants to destroy military tradition

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by AqualinaXYZ: 3:55pm On Dec 16, 2025

Salewa97:
Toh

The ADC might have to serve for more years as a Colonel before he would be promoted to Brigadier General.

The opposition would have made this a big issue.

Every thing na opposition

When Nigerians demand for due process una go blame opposition

Even if as Tinubu preeeek no dey stand again na opposition cause am

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by HgAkpobomeEr: 3:56pm On Dec 16, 2025

Good decision.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Emzedz: 4:33pm On Dec 16, 2025

Tinibu is a terrible failure

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by ebukal67x: 4:36pm On Dec 16, 2025

No Brigadier General has ever served as ADC to a Nigerian president. That should tell you something.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Osiris12: 5:12pm On Dec 16, 2025

The first thing our incoming president in 2027 should do is to revert to the formal national anthem and make the band play am as tinubu Dey waka go back iragbiji

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by trutharena: 5:48pm On Dec 16, 2025

Bad precedent, indeed.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Yankee101: 5:56pm On Dec 16, 2025

They’ll coup you out
Be playing
Promoting him means risking around 5 sets ahead of him
Do you want that many disgruntled soldiers on your case?

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by AMINDA: 6:08pm On Dec 16, 2025

Watch Agbadorians who defended what would have been an open desecration of the last remaining institution in this country shamelessly lap up their vomits.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Anither563: 6:15pm On Dec 16, 2025

This is the right decision.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by LordIsaac(m): 6:22pm On Dec 16, 2025

Rules must be followed! Military ranks are not conveyed based on nepotism.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by shadrach77: 6:23pm On Dec 16, 2025

Good. It has never happened that a general will be ADC. That's nepotism nah

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Felaincarnated: 6:23pm On Dec 16, 2025

E don dey very obvious sey TINUBU no get sense

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by mactoni91(m): 6:24pm On Dec 16, 2025

They want to politicize the military.

He whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad.

You claim you do not want a coup in Nigeria, yet you are deliberately setting a dangerous precedent.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by descartes400: 6:27pm On Dec 16, 2025

Ribadu should be held responsible for this controversy! He's beginning to display outright incompetence lace with some sprinkle of tribalism.

Approval to bypass the process was conveyed in a letter from the Office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, to the Chief of Army Staff.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Flame333: 6:28pm On Dec 16, 2025

President of confusion

How can you not understand your actions before execution

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by omoredia: 6:29pm On Dec 16, 2025

Yoruba nepotism no be here oo. They will still find a way to do it codely

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by duduade(m): 6:30pm On Dec 16, 2025

And he no ready to go Defence College because of all the stomach infrastructure he is enjoying

You simply can't eat your cake and still have it

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Lanretoye(m): 6:32pm On Dec 16, 2025

TUANKU:
The incompetent fossil and is his incompetent government is built on deceit, lies, corruption and tribalism...now he wants to destroy military traditions because of same tribalism.

see competent fossil that has not even passed to be head of his family calling a two term governor and a present head a nation incompetent.how do you define competence in your own house

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Lushka(m): 6:33pm On Dec 16, 2025

This government has continued to commit blunder? Though it has listening ears unlike the deaf and indifferent predecessor.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by MEGAWATCH: 6:35pm On Dec 16, 2025

Tinubu will destroy everything in Nigeria before his mind will calm down.

Thank God because in few years time, his brothers will stop making noise when another person from another region is in power.

Hypocrisy is in their bloodline.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by AndroBlaze: 6:36pm On Dec 16, 2025

descartes400:
Ribadu should be held responsible for this controversy! He's beginning to display outright incompetence lace with some sprinkle of tribalism.

Honestly some of Tinubu's advisers are just ridiculous.

A General doing houseboy as ADC, from the same man who is taking away all the other uniformed houseboys from VIPs..... incompetence in Nigeria for the sake of eye service is really something else.

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by Racoon(m): 6:37pm On Dec 16, 2025

So this how Tinubu led-APC government wanted his ADC to become a brigadier general through the back door? The government is filled with wicked souls and supporters

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by bestman09(m): 6:37pm On Dec 16, 2025

Trying to promote corruption even in the military

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by chisupport: 6:38pm On Dec 16, 2025

President Tinubu is running Nigeria like his personal business, and no one is government seem to be challenging him .

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by zenburster: 6:39pm On Dec 16, 2025

Suspended my rotund posterior.

Knowing Tinubu, he is a stickler for rewarding his acolytes.

This man will be secretly promoted and heaven will not fall.

Same way he is angling to make Wasiu Awujale without him being qualified.

And heaven will not fall

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by matify83: 6:39pm On Dec 16, 2025

We the bloody civilians saw the handwriting on the wall.

Promoting the ADC to BG without spending the mandatory time on the rank and attendance of affiliate courses of which the national defense college formerly war college is one was a big misnomer.

To add insult to the morale of the military was keeping a whole BG as ADC.

Come to think of it, how was his seniors in the military supposed to salute him without them having lost seniority but due to favouritism?

I hope baba is aware that should khaki boys chase him from power, dem never born ECOWAS to reason our matter

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Re: Promotion Of Tinubu’s ADC Suspended Over ‘Bad Precedent’ Concerns by zenburster: 6:42pm On Dec 16, 2025

duduade:
And he no ready to go Defence College because of all the stomach infrastructure he is enjoying

You simply can't eat your cake and still have it

The man as well as being the ADC, is also the king of his town in the part of Kwara state that he comes from.

Atrocious

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