The controversial plan to decorate aide-de-camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, Nurudeen Yusuf, as a one-star general on Monday evening was shelved at the last minute after an intervention by two former Chiefs of Army Staff. Yusuf, who was only decorated as a Colonel last January, was to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General through “special presidential promotion”. Under normal process, an officer has to be a colonel for at least four years, after which he or she will attend the National Defence College (NDC) before they are considered…
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