Is Buhari a General or a Major General? Some have asked me this question and I have witnessed some heated argument over this issue. Only 2 Nigerian military heads of state came into office as Major General and left as Major General. No 1. Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (He was Nigerias first Major General) No 2. Major General Muhammadu Buhari Once a Nigerian soldier becomes a head of state, the first thing he does is to get himself made a General. Buharis deputy/Chief of Staff, Supreme Military Council, Tunde Idiagbon, was promoted from Brigadier to Major General. But for one year and eight months, Buhari was head of state without promoting himself to General. In Libya, Gaddafi was Colonel all through his four decades in office. In Ghana, Rawlings was Fl Lt all through. In Burkina Faso, Sankara was Major all through. So by not promoting himself, Buhari showed himself as not being rank crazy like others.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:22:17 +0000
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