{"id":134955,"date":"2024-10-20T22:17:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/coas-lagbaja-on-leave-nigerian-army-names-abdulsalami-bagudu-acting-chief"},"modified":"2024-10-20T23:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T22:21:26","slug":"coas-lagbaja-on-leave-nigerian-army-names-abdulsalami-bagudu-acting-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/coas-lagbaja-on-leave-nigerian-army-names-abdulsalami-bagudu-acting-chief","title":{"rendered":"\u2018COAS Lagbaja on leave\u2019 \u2013 Nigerian Army names Abdulsalami Bagudu acting chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Army has declared that the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is on leave.<\/p>\n<p>The development follows reports that the COAS is currently incapacitated due to ill health.<\/p>\n<p>Disclosing this development, the Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, said there is a laid down process that ensures no vacuum in the leadership structure.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu said the Army Chief of Policy and Plans, Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, would act on behalf of the COAS during his absence.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement he signed, Nwachukwu said the COAS\u2019 leave won\u2019t affect the Army\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nwachukwu: \u201cThere have even been insinuations that there is a leadership vacuum, with officers confused about what to do. Nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be very clear, the Nigerian Army is a highly structured establishment with well-laid-out procedures and processes for dealing with different circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore proceeding on leave, necessary protocols were put in place for the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Abdulsalami Bagudu Ibrahim, to act on behalf of the COAS while he was away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClaims of a leadership vacuum in the NA at present are therefore mere speculation, as all routine and scheduled activities of the service are on course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Army has declared that the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is on leave. The development follows reports that the COAS is currently incapacitated due to ill health. 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