Abayomi Olonisakin

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General
Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin
Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, from African Land Force Summit2018 with Nigerian CoD (cropped).jpg
Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. AG Olonisakin
Chief of Defence Staff
In office
July 13, 2015 – January 26, 2021
Preceded byAlex Sabundu Badeh
Succeeded byLucky Irabor
Commander of TRADOC
In office
September 2013 – July 2015
Preceded bySalihu Zaway Uba
Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Signals
In office
January 2013 – September 2013
Personal details
Born (1961-12-02) 2 December 1961 (age 60)[1]
Ekiti state, Nigeria
Alma materNigeria Military School
Nigerian Defence Academy
Obafemi Awolowo University
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/serviceFlag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg Nigerian Army
Years of service1979 - 2021
RankGeneral
CommandsChief of Defence Staff
Commander of TRADOC
Commander of the Army Corps of Signals

Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin is a retired Nigerian Army General, former Chief of Defence Staff, and current Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon.[2] He was appointed to the position of Chief of Defense Staff on July 13, 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[3] He resigned from office on January 26, 2021.[4]

Early life and education[]

General Olonisakin who hails from Ekiti State had his elementary and secondary education in Zaria. The second of five children, Olonisakin grew up in the Odo Ijebu Quarters of Ode Ekiti, Gbonyin local government area, Ekiti State, where his parents were active member of the local CMS church.[5] He enrolled at the Nigerian Military School, Zaria in 1973[6] 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.[6] Olonisakin holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ife.[6]

Career[]

Prior to his appointment as Chief of Defence Staff, General Olonisakin was commander of the following formations

  • TRADOC[7]
  • Nigerian Army Corps of Signals[8]

Olonisakin was promoted to General in August 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari upon his confirmation as Chief of Defence Staff.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile of the Chief of Defence Staff". Nigerian Defence Info. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Buratai posted to Benin, Olonisakin, Cameroon". Punch Newspapers. June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Profiles of newly appointed service chiefs by Buhari". Vanguard Nigeria. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Buhari fires Buratai, other Service Chiefs, names replacements". January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Adebusuyi, Doyin (July 27, 2015). "Nigeria: Into the Roots of New Chief of Defence Staff". Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of MAJ GEN AG Olonisakin". Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army Minna. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Nigerian Commander of Training and Doctrine Command". African Defense Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Army redeploys 317 senior officers". Nigeria Daily News. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Agba, George. "As Service Chiefs Get Promotion: PMB Gives Marching Orders On Boko Haram". Leadership Nigeria. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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