Abayomi Olonisakin

Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin
Chief of Defence Staff
Assumed office
July 2015
Preceded by ACM. A.S Badeh
Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army
In office
September 2013  July 2015
Preceded by Maj-Gen. S.Z. Uba
Commander, Nigerian Army Corps of Signals
In office
January 2013  September 2013
Personal details
Alma mater Nigeria Military School
Nigerian Defence Academy
Obafemi Awolowo University
Military service
Allegiance  Nigeria
Service/branch Nigerian Army
Years of service 1979 -
Rank General

General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin is the current Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff appointed to the position on July 13, 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[1]

Early life and education

General Olonisakin who hails from Ekiti State had his elementary and secondary education in Zaria. [2] He enrolled at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria in 1973[3] and later joined the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 25th Regular Combatant Course. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the Nigerian Army Signal Corps in 1981.[3] Gen. Olonisakin holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. [3]

Career

Prior to his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff, General Olonisakin was Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army[4] and Commander, Nigerian Army Corps of Signals.[5] Olonisakin was promoted to General in August 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari upon his confirmation as Chief of Defence Staff. [6]

References

  1. "Profiles of newly appointed service chiefs by Buhari". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. Adebusuyi, Doyin. "Into the roots of the new Chief of Defence Staff" (PDF). Daily Trust (Nigeria). Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of MAJ GEN AG Olonisakin". Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army Minna. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Nigerian Commander of Training and Doctrine Command". African Defense Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. "Army redeploys 317 senior officers". Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. Agba, George. "As Service Chiefs Get Promotion: PMB Gives Marching Orders On Boko Haram". Leadership Nigeria. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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