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President Tinubu decorates Nigeria’s 13th General.
Abbas Yushau Yusuf
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has decorated Nigeria’s 13th General at the State House in Abuja.
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu appointed new service chiefs last month on June 19 to replace the ones he inherited from his predecessor, President Muhammad Buhari, who finished his tenure as Nigeria’s democratically elected President on May 29.
President Tinubu decorating General Christopher Musa
General Christopher Musa was appointed Chief of Defense Staff by President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, succeeding General Leo Irabor after he assumed office.
Nigeria’s National Assembly confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs by President Tinubu.
With the elevation of General Christopher Musa to his new rank of General by President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, Nigeria now has 13 indigenous Army Generals.
President Tinubu in a photograph with the newly decorated service chiefs flanked by Vice President Kashim Shettima
The historical Army Generals who have served as Nigeria’s leaders are:
General Yakubu Gowon
General Murtala Muhammad
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Ibrahim Babangida
General Sani Abacha
General Abdulsalam Abubakar
The Army Generals who did not become Heads of State are:
General Domkat Baki
General Alexander Ogomudia
General Owoye Andrew Azazi
General Martin Luther Agwai
General Abayomi Gabriel Olanisakin
General Leo Irabor
General Christopher Musa
NIGERIAN TRACKER understands that General Christopher Musa is now the 13th Nigeria’s Army General since independence and its creation in the year 1863