BREAKING: Senate Confirms Yahaya As COAS 26 Days After Appointment

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya, as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

The development is coming 26 days after his appointment following consideration of the report of Senate’s joint committee on Defence and Army led by senators Aliyu Wamakko and Ali Ndume on Tuesday.

Recall that the Senate President on June 1, referred the request of President, Muhammadu Buhari for Yahaya’s confirmation to the committees.

On June 15, Yahaya was thereafter screened by the Defence Committee, chaired by Wamakko, who was mandated to lead the panel to screen the newly appointed Army Chief.

Yahaya was appointed as COAS on May 27, following the death of his predecessor, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane crash alongside 10 others.