Why We Were Not Surprised Buhari Didn’t Appoint A South-Easterner — Ohanaeze Reacts To Appointment Of New Army Chief

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said it is not surprised by the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari in appointing a Northerner as Chief of Army Staff.

Buhari had appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. 

Yahaha will replace Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the former Chief of Army Staff who was killed along with 10 other military officers in a plane crash in Kaduna. 

Before his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the…