Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)










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Nigeria's Armed Forces Ruling Council was established in 1985 by Ibrahim Babangida following the coup that overthrew Muhammadu Buhari. It replaced Buhari's Supreme Military Council, which had been in place since 1983.



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Name
Position
Major-General Ibrahim Babangida
President, Chairman of the Armed Forces Ruling Council, Chairman of the Federal Executive Council, Commander in Chief – Nigerian Armed Forces
Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe

Chief of General Staff
Major-General Domkat Bali

Defence Secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maj-Gen Sani Abacha

Chief of Army Staff
Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa

Chief of Air Staff
Rear-Admiral Augustus Aikhomu

Chief of Naval Staff
Major-General Mamman Jiya Vatsa
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory

Etim Inyang
Inspector-General of Police
Brigadier Peter Adomokhai
GOC, 1 Mechanised Infantry Division – Kaduna
Brigadier Yohanna Yerima Kure
GOC, 2 Mechanised Division – Ibadan
Brigadier Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro
GOC, 3 Armoured Infantry Division – Jos
Brigadier Donaldson Oladipo Diya
GOC, 82 Division – Enugu
Brigadier Gado Nasko
Commander - Nigerian Army Corps of Artillery
Brigadier Duro Ajayi
Commander, Training and Doctrine Command
Brigadier Paul Omu
Commandant, Command and Staff College
Brigadier Joseph Olayeni Oni
Director - Joint Services
Brigadier Abdullahi Mamman
Director of Army Training and Operations
Commodore Aloko
Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command
Commodore Murtala Nyako
Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command
Commodore Mauftau Adegoke Babatunde Elegbede
Flag Officer Commanding, Sea Training Command
Air Vice Marshal Muhammadu Yahaya
Air officer Commanding – Air Training Command
Air Commodore Bayo Lawal
Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command
Air Commodore Nura Imam
Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command
Air Commodore Larry Koinyan
Air Force
Lt-Col John Shagaya
Commander, 9 Mechanised Brigade
Lt-Col Halilu Akilu
Director-General, Directorate of Military Intelligence
Lt-Col Raji Alagbe Rasaki
Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison and Signal Group
Lt-Col Tanko Ayuba
Commander – Corps of Signals

Of these initial members, only five (Abacha, Dogonyaro, Aikhomu, Nyako and Elegbede) were still members when Babangida stepped down in 1993.[1]



References




  1. ^ Max Siollun, Babangida, His Life and Times Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine., Part 4









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