Lt. Col. Yusuf Dodo has assumed duty as the new Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In a brief handing over ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, Dodo took over from Col. Mohammed Abubakar, who has been with the President since inception of his administration in 2015.
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Abubakar is reportedly proceeding to Santiago, Chile, for a five-month Strategic and Defence Course from March 8.
The course is a prerequisite for his next promotion to the rank of Brigadier-General in the last quarter of 2021 and posting outside the shores of the country as a Defence Attache/Adviser in keeping with the customs and tradition of recognising Officers that served as Aide-De- Camp to the President and concluded tour of duty without any blemish.
Abubakar is the longest-serving ADC to a civilian president (having served in that position for almost six years), and the second longest-serving ADC in the history of Armed Forces of Nigeria after late Colonel Walbe who served General Yakubu Gowon for nine (9) years.
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The 48-year-old ADC, who had served in various Army units and formations within and outside Nigeria in different capacities, also recommended his successor by nominating three seasoned and trustworthy Army Officers to President Buhari, and the Commander-in-Chief picked Dodo.
In a tweet by the presidency, the letter read;
“It’s been a rare privilege; I cherish each moment I spent with you (Buhari). You always emphasize we should do the right thing.”
President @MBuhari says goodbye to his ADC since 2015, Col M. L. Abubakar, who’s leaving to attend a promotion course. “It’s been a rare privilege; I cherish each moment I spent with you. You always emphasize we should do the right thing,” the outgoing ADC says. #AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/A61djCfuzY
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) February 22, 2021
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