The Senate on Wednesday screened the acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, behind closed doors.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Abdulaziz Yar’adua, before the screening, recalled that the Senate during its sitting on Tuesday read President Bola Tinubu’s request for confirmation of Oluyede’s appointment as chief of army staff.
He commiserated with Oluyede over the death of the late COAS, Taoreed Lagbaja.
He said Lagbaja made significant strides in the efforts at improving the welfare of the army and brought innovations such as the Nigerian Army Aviation.
The lawmaker said: “It is a known fact that the nation is currently bedevilled by a multiplicity of security challenges requiring cogent and urgent solutions.
“I want to use this opportunity to commend the gallantry of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army and the armed forces in general for the successes recorded so far in the war against insurgency and other criminalities within the country.
“This they did to the extent that some of them laid their lives for that.”
He, therefore, charged Oluyede to bring professional skills, experiences, and expertise to the role.
