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Where is your brain? If only you know the population of educated people in the army, you won't have said rubbish. We have MSC holders that are yet to be commissioned as Officers

Pierocash:
So ordinary privates too know how to use android phone to the point of knowing how to post videos on social media.

It means Nigeria is working

realokopi:
You guys keep talking based on hearsay and what you see on the internet. I am a soldier bro and I know what I am saying.

Read this it will help u. Duh I know u are not in any military.

In the over 70 years existence of the Nigerian Military, the Nigerian Army has had only 11 Generals and 29 Lt Generals. I may also add that it was from Yaradua era that many became Lt Gen and General. Not even PMB was a Lt General as HOS.



NIGERIAN ARMY THROUGH THE DECADES : 28 LIEUTENANT GENERALS AND 11 GENERALS

Within the rank structure of the Nigerian Army there exists, for reasons which shall soon be made known, a very exclusive level of generalship where few have so far been privileged to rise to. These are the lofty ranks of Lieutenant General and General.

The first-ever pair of Nigerian Army officers to be directly promoted to and serve on the rank of lieutenant general were the duo of Olusegun Obasanjo and Theophilus Danjuma. This happened in January 1976. Altogether,twenty five(26) officers have attained the rank of Lieutenant General since the inception of the Nigerian Army nearly 150 years ago. Five of these lieutenant generals have thereafter been promoted to the rank of four-star general.

In 1979, Julius Alani Akinrinnade rose to the rank of lieutenant general upon his elevation to the command of the Nigerian Army. His successor, Gibson Jalo followed suit in 1980 when he also took his turn as Chief of Army Staff. Shortly after that and with Jalo’s appointment as Chief of the Defence Staff, his successor as army chief, Mohammed Wushishi also rose to the rank of lieutenant general. It was not until 1 October 1987 that the duo of Major Generals Domkat Bali and Mohammed Sani Abacha, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and Chief of army Staff respectively, filed out for the Independence Day parade wearing their new ranks of Lieutenant General.

By the end of 1992, very senior officers such as Garba Duba, Jeremiah Timbut Useni, Mohammed Balarabe Haladu,Donaldson Oladipo Diya, Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, Salihu Ibrahim and Aliyu Mohammed Gusau were in active service and wore the substantive rank of lieutenant general.

Between 1993 and 1999, only the pair of Rufus Modupe Kupolati and Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi attained the rank of lieutenant general and in the post-1999 era, Samuel Victor Malu, Alexander Ogomudia, Martin-Luther Agwai, Andrew Owoye Azazi, Abel Akale, Joseph Owonibi, Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, Luka Nyeh Yusuf and Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau have risen to the rank of lieutenant general.

Of the total of twenty-five officers who have attained the rank of lieutenant general since 1976, five officers (Bali, Abacha, Ogomudia, Agwai and Azazi)all of whom have been either Chief of Defence Staff and/or Chief of Army Staff have risen to the rank of four-star general and without skipping any rank during the course of their rise to the very top of the professional ladder.

Eight of the said twenty five officers who attained the rank of Lieutenant General (Obasanjo, Useni, Duba, Haladu, Kupolati, Owonibi, Akale and Obiakor) did so without having served as Chief of Army Staff or Chief of Defence Staff.

Of all the officers commissioned prior to the attainment of Nigerian political independence in 1960 and who underwent their preliminary officer training at the British West Africa-owned Regular Officers Special Training School (ROSTS)at Teshie in Ghana, only Olusegun Obasanjo and Gibson Jalo attained the rank of lieutenant general by direct promotion to same. In April 1979, he was promoted to the rank of four-star general.

The Regular Course 1 intake(RC1) of the Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA) which enlisted in March 1964 produced a record of four lieutenant generals(Ibrahim, Diya,Dogonyaro,Gusau).

Officers of the 1960 to 1963-era Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC)intakes produced a total of seven lieutenant generals namely Danjuma,Akinrinnade(1960), Bali(1961), Duba, Useni(1962) and Haladu(1963) while officers who enlisted through the post-1963 NDA-era intakes account for the rest of the members of this very exclusive group.

Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi who enlisted the Short Service Combatant Course(SSC) intakes and who was commissioned during the heat of the Nigerian Civil War in October 1968 remains the only SSC officer to have attained the rank of lieutenant general till date.

Five of the said twenty-five lieutenant generals thus far produced by the Nigerian Army(Useni, Haladu, Kupolati, Agwai, Akale) never served as General Officer Commanding any of the army divisions before they attained the said rank.

In all, the Nigerian army has produced a total of ten four-star generals throughout its long history. These are Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Muhammed, Olusegun Obasanjo,Ibrahim Babangida,Domkat Yah Bali, Mohammed Sani Abacha, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Alexander Ogomudia, Martin Luther Agwai and Andrew Owoye Azazi. Of the lot, six officers (Gowon, Muhammed, Obasanjo, Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar) have served as Nigerian military Heads of State.

Only Sani Abacha ever rose to became military Head of State whilst he was on the substantive rank of four-star general. Murtala Muhammed got promoted from the rank of brigadier to general, or from one-star to four-star generalship in one hop while Gowon, Babangida and Abubakar all got promoted to the rank of four-star general from the rank of major general.

In all cases where the said four-star generals either served as military Heads of State and Commander-in-Chief or held office as Chiefs of Defence Staff, the attainment of the rank of four-star general was predicated on the need to establish their seniority over all officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

As of today (27 April 2010), there are only two lieutenant generals in active service with the 90, 000-strong Nigerian Army. One is the incumbent Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau while the other is the incumbent United Nations Military Adviser, Lieutenant General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor. Obiakor, a Regular Course 10 officer enlisted in June 1971 while Dambazau, a Regular Course 16 officer enlisted in June 1974

PS: In September 2010, Major General Azubike Ihejirika was appointed Chief of Army Staff and promoted to the next rank. He thus became the 26th officer to wear the rank insignia of a Lieutenant General.

PS: Having been appointed Chief of Army Staff in mid-January 2014, Major General KTJ Minimah got promoted to the substantive rank of Lieutenant General. He is the 27th Nigerian thus elevated.

On July 13th 2015, Major Generals Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin and Yusuf Tukur Buratai were appointed Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff in that order. Exactly a month afterwards, Olonisakin was doubly promoted to the substantive rank of General while Buratai was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. The duo thus became the 11th General and 28th Lieutenant General in the history of the Nigerian Army.

https://beegeagle./2010/04/28/nigerian-army-through-the-decades25-lieutenant-generals-and-9-generals/

Pierocash:
So ordinary privates too know how to use android phone to the point of knowing how to post videos on social media.

It means Nigeria is working

ordinary private. Foolish comment

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[quote author=hybridblood07 post=96638864][s]Where is your brain? If only you know the population of educated people in the army, you won't have said rubbish. We have MSC holders that are yet to be commissioned as Officers[[/s]/quote]but they don't behave like one.

They are all legalised thugs and agberos. Can't you see the way airforce personnel behave? They are the most enlightened arm of the military, followed by Navy. Army is the arm wing of the illiterates in the military

What do you know about the Army?[quote author=Pierocash post=96643865][/quote]

hybridblood07:
What do you know about the Army?

lol. My younger sister is married to a soldier, my aunt is married to a soldier, my uncle is ,that is my dad's last sibling is a soldier, 3 out of my cousines are ex boys who resigned to further their education in the universities.

The army is filled with illiterates, only few of the officers are highly learned, the rest are nothing but zombie

I'm also an Ex Boy and I'm telling the true fact. The Army has changed over few years and that's why you see few personnel stay on a rank for many years because of no further education. I can boldly tell you 65% of servicing personnels in Army are educated, Believe it or not!

Pierocash:
lol. My younger sister is married to a soldier, my aunt is married to a soldier, my uncle is ,that is my dad's last sibling is a soldier, 3 out of my cousines are ex boys who resigned to further their education in the universities.

The army is filled with illiterates, only few of the officers are highly learned, the rest are nothing but zombie

realokopi:
Who told you "Major General" is the highest rank? There's "Lieutenant General" after "Major General" and "General" after "Lieutenant General" which makes "FIELD MARSHALL" the last rank (Which has never been attained by anybody in Nigeria Army)

Those ones are by appointment not by mere promotion ...

e.g. After Director in Civil Service , every other advance position is by appointment e.g anybody can be appointed a PermSec even if they don't deserve it as far as the president or Governor wants them there and same goes for HoS ...

Major General is the highest promotable rank in Army .. Other position is by Appointment e.g. LT Gen, Gen and unattainable field marshal !

Poloyanabo2:
If major general is equivalent to a director in the civil service, then what is the equivalent of a colonel...
We have other general ranks like Lt. and full 4star generals, do career army officers not attain those ranks?

They will be appointed to those other ranks after Major Gen. but mass promotion for you and your course mates stops at Major Gen. Other ranks is by appointment ...

That's where the Man no Man and eye service starts ... Call who you know or your Hardwork speaks volume for you !!

DonroxyII:
They will be appointed to those other ranks after Major Gen. but mass promotion for you and your course mates stops at Major Gen. Other ranks is by appointment ...

That's where the Man no Man and eye service starts ... Call who you know or your Hardwork speaks volume for you !!

OK, but I think its very degrading to compare a Major Gen. to a director, a colonel should be compared instead.

You're totally wrong!!! Lieutenant General is a rank not an appointment; it's the next rank after Major General, follow by "General" and finally "Field Marshal." I am a soldier so no need arguing about that with me. Go and ask questions.
These are the ranks in officers Cadre in the Army:
Second Lieutenant
To
Lieutenant
To
Captain
To
Major
To
Lieutenant Colonel
To
Colonel
To
Brigadier General
To
Major General
To
Lieutenant General
To
General
To
Field Marshal

DonroxyII:
Those ones are by appointment not by mere promotion ...

e.g. After Director in Civil Service , every other advance position is by appointment e.g anybody can be appointed a PermSec even if they don't deserve it as far as the president or Governor wants them there and same goes for HoS ...

Major General is the highest promotable rank in Army .. Other position is by Appointment e.g. LT Gen, Gen and unattainable field marshal !

Poloyanabo2:
OK, but I think its very degrading to compare a Major Gen. to a director, a colonel should be compared instead.

What the other dude meant is that Director is the Final promotable rank in civil service ... You write exam you pass gbam you get promoted to a director by Civil Service Commission ...

Other levels such as Permanent Secretary and Head of Service are political appointment by the President and/or Governor not the Civil Service Commission ...

same goes for Army ... Maj. Gen is the highest rank Army will promote you reach ...

Lt. Gen , General and Field Marshal is strictly by Political Appointment by the President .... and He will choose anyone from Maj. Gen to Appoint them as Lt. Gen even pick colonel and give him double promotion ... President that wanna scatter things can even pick a Major. Gen and appoint him a Four star General thus skipping Lt. Gen ... Then he decided to retire all those in LT. Gen ranks ....

From LT. Gen and above is man no man and hustle ... Either Hardwork or ManNoman !!!

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realokopi

Governor no get hand for this one

Stop quoting me on this bullshit please. Who told you Lieutenant General is an appointment? Saying it with confidence as if you know.....If you have any military friends go and ask dem and stop showing your ignorance. Better still, Google is free you can make your research there.

DonroxyII:
What the other dude meant is that Director is the Final promotable rank in civil service ... You write exam you pass gbam you get promoted to a director by Civil Service Commission ...

Other levels such as Permanent Secretary and Head of Service are political appointment by the President and/or Governor not the Civil Service Commission ...

same goes for Army ... Maj. Gen is the highest rank Army will promote you reach ...

Lt. Gen , General and Field Marshal is strictly by Political Appointment by the President .... and He will choose anyone from Maj. Gen to Appoint them as Lt. Gen even pick colonel and give him double promotion ... President that wanna scatter things can even pick a Major. Gen and appoint him a Four star General thus skipping Lt. Gen ... Then he decided to retire all those in LT. Gen ranks ....

From LT. Gen and above is man no man and hustle ... Either Hardwork or ManNoman !!!

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realokopi

Governor no get hand for this one

realokopi:
Stop quoting me on this bullshit please. Who told you Lieutenant General is an appointment? Saying it with confidence as if you know.....If you have any military friends go and ask dem and stop showing your ignorance. Better still, Google is free you can make your research there.

My bro full bloodied is one !

It's obvious that you're still leaving in the past or maybe you're in the present but you left your brain in the past. If you know the numbers of graduates in the Army you won't pick your used China phone and type this rubbish here with your crooked fingers.

Pierocash:
So ordinary privates too know how to use android phone to the point of knowing how to post videos on social media.

It means Nigeria is working

Then go and ask him and stop saying what you don't know. You're pissing me off abeg.

DonroxyII:
My bro full bloodied is one !

realokopi:
[s]It's obvious that you're still leaving in the past or maybe you're in the present but you left your brain in the past. If you know the numbers of graduates in the Army you won't pick your used China phone and type this rubbish here with your crooked fingers[/s].

the army is still living in the past. No modern army go about killing innocent people. Have you seen modern army do that? It is hoodlums,bandits,and terrorists that do that.

As for how many graduates in the Army? That is nothing, there many today's graduates that can't right simple essay.

The Nigeria Army,is a camp of unrefined,and crude people

I leave you in peace with your bitterness!!!

Pierocash:
the army is still living in the past. No modern army go about killing innocent people. Have you seen modern army do that? It is hoodlums,bandits,and terrorists do that.

As for how many graduates in the Army? That is nothing, there many today's graduates that can't right simple essay.

The Nigeria Army,is a camp of unrefined,and crude people

realokopi:
I leave you in peace with your bitterness!!!

The facts are glaring so he can't argue again

DonroxyII:
What the other dude meant is that Director is the Final promotable rank in civil service ... You write exam you pass gbam you get promoted to a director by Civil Service Commission ...

Other levels such as Permanent Secretary and Head of Service are political appointment by the President and/or Governor not the Civil Service Commission ...

same goes for Army ... Maj. Gen is the highest rank Army will promote you reach ...

Lt. Gen , General and Field Marshal is strictly by Political Appointment by the President .... and He will choose anyone from Maj. Gen to Appoint them as Lt. Gen even pick colonel and give him double promotion ... President that wanna scatter things can even pick a Major. Gen and appoint him a Four star General thus skipping Lt. Gen ... Then he decided to retire all those in LT. Gen ranks ....

From LT. Gen and above is man no man and hustle ... Either Hardwork or ManNoman !!!

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realokopi

Governor no get hand for this one

Thanks for this.

realokopi:
Then go and ask him and stop saying what you don't know. You're pissing me off abeg.

But Chairman, I'm not responsible for whatever situation you are ... Calm down small small na !!

Poloyanabo2:
Thanks for this.

U r welcome !

Don't be daft please!!!! You wouldn't have said that If you actually knew how much I hate people like you who dish out wrong informations without proper verification. I would have punched your mouth since if we were one on one and I am not bluffing. That is how much I hate people like you.

DonroxyII:
But Chairman, I'm not responsible for whatever situation you are ... Calm down small small na !!

DonroxyII:
What the other dude meant is that Director is the Final promotable rank in civil service ... You write exam you pass gbam you get promoted to a director by Civil Service Commission ...

Other levels such as Permanent Secretary and Head of Service are political appointment by the President and/or Governor not the Civil Service Commission ...

same goes for Army ... Maj. Gen is the highest rank Army will promote you reach ...

Lt. Gen , General and Field Marshal is strictly by Political Appointment by the President .... and He will choose anyone from Maj. Gen to Appoint them as Lt. Gen even pick colonel and give him double promotion ... President that wanna scatter things can even pick a Major. Gen and appoint him a Four star General thus skipping Lt. Gen ... Then he decided to retire all those in LT. Gen ranks ....

From LT. Gen and above is man no man and hustle ... Either Hardwork or ManNoman !!!

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realokopi

Governor no get hand for this one

You're trying to paint a good picture but this is misinformation. Very terrible misinformation.

Your promotion doesn't end at major general. What you're supposed to say is that it becomes increasingly difficult to get promotion because to get promoted, there are tasks that must be completed before you get there. Like a successful peace keeping mission and of course there's man no man.

Appointment na them COAS, CODS, CONS etc. Promotion officially ends when you're a full general but that's for 1 in a million.

Get your facts right...