Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has commended Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi for the successes that has been recorded under his leadership as Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD).
This came after the outrage that caused the redeployment of the army general as a research fellow at Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) in Abuja, few days after a video of him making a complaint about Boko Haram insurgents having more ammunition than the Nigeria soldiers went viral.
At a dinner organised in honour of Adeniyi at the Military Command Guest House in Maiduguri on Saturday night, Buratai said the emergence and excellent attribute of the General as the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD), marked a turning point in the fight against Boko Haram.
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Buratai also stated that the General led by example by always leading at the front and not from the back, adding that nobody can take that away from him as part of his success.
The COAS said;
“Adeniyi came at a point when virtually most of the FOBs were falling and his coming was a turning point in Lafiya Dole’s operation.
“He never led from the rear, he is always in the front; that is the type of leadership that is required and that is an excellent attribute of a field leader. I have always emphasised that you must lead by example.
“This one; no matter the lapses, no matter the inadequacies and no matter what happened, nobody can take that away from him as part of his successes.
“He came at a time when things were already crumbling and his leadership style turned things around to bring us to where we are today.
“He never led from the rear, he is always in the front; that is the type of leadership that is required and that is an excellent attribute of a field leader. I have always emphasised that you must lead by example.
“So Adeniyi, be rest assured that you have made your mark. You are leaving the Theatre, but you will be required to share the experience you have gathered here. You will be consulted accordingly.”
Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, who took over as the new Theatre Commander of OPLD, assured the COAS that he would do his best to achieve the vision, mandate and objective of the operation.
