Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)
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The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The Chief of Defence Staff reports to the commander-in-Chief with administrative supervision of the Honourable Minister of Defence. It is the duty and responsibility of the CDS to formulate and execute policies, programmes towards the highest attainment of National Security and operational competence of the Armed Forces namely; the Army, Navy and Air Force. The CDS is assisted by the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force Staff.
President of Nigeria
The President of Nigeria is the Head of State and head of the national executive. Officially styled President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The current President of Nigeria is Goodluck Jonathan.-History:On October 1, 1960, Nigeria gained...
The Chief of Defence Staff reports to the commander-in-Chief with administrative supervision of the Honourable Minister of Defence. It is the duty and responsibility of the CDS to formulate and execute policies, programmes towards the highest attainment of National Security and operational competence of the Armed Forces namely; the Army, Navy and Air Force. The CDS is assisted by the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force Staff.
List of CDS
- General Domkat Bali (1984-1990)
- General Sani AbachaSani AbachaGeneral Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
(1990-1993) - Lt. General Oladipo DiyaOladipo DiyaDonaldson Oladipo Diya is a retired Lt. General in the Nigerian Army.He was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985....
(1993) - General Abdulsalami AbubakarAbdulsalami AbubakarGeneral Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
(1993-1998) - Air Marshal Allamin M. Daggash (1998-1999)
- Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi (1999-2003)
- General Alexander OgomudiaAlexander OgomudiaGeneral Alexander Odeareduo Ogomudia CFR DSS fwc psc MSc FNSE was a Nigerian Army officer....
(2003-2006) - General Martin Luther AgwaiMartin Luther Agwai-Early life and education:Agwai was born on November 8, 1948 in Kaduna, a city in Northern Nigeria. He hails from a Christian home and was the President of Fellowship of Christian Students at Government Secondary School, Zaria in 1967....
(June 2006-May 25, 2007) - General Owoye Andrew AzaziOwoye Andrew AzaziGeneral Owoye Andrew Azazi CFR FSS MSS DSS GSS psc fwc is the National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and a former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria. The Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo made this appointment.General Azazi also served as the Chief of Army...
(May 25, 2007-August 20, 2008) - Air Chief Marshal Paul DikePaul DikeAir Chief Marshal Paul Dike was the Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 2006 to 2008. In August, 2008 he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff....
(August 20, 2008-September 8, 2010) - Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin (September 8, 2010 - Present)