President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of retired Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin and retired Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai to Benin Republic and Cameroon, respectively.
A statement by the information officer of the Ministry, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa on Wednesday, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama presented letters of credence to the ex-service chiefs.
“The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama today 22 June 2021, presented Letters of Credence to the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (Retired) and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai (Retired).
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs during the brief ceremony congratulated the immediate past service chiefs on their appointment by Mr. President and called on them to deploy their wealth of experience to promote Nigeria’s interest during their tour of duty in countries of accreditation,” the statement reads.
However, the statement did not say where the former Chief of Naval, Vice Admiral Ibok- Ette Ibas (retired); the former Chief of Air Staff, Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retired); and former Chief of Defense Intelligence, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad S. Usman (Rtd).
