The Director of the Nigerian Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade has finally retired from the force more than a year after he was supposed to have retired but was denied by the military authorities. He has also resigned as Chairman of the Forum of Spokespersons for the Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA).
The General handed over the leadership of FOSSRA to the Director of Information, Nigeria Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu today.
He told members of the FOSSRA at their monthly meeting today that he ought to have left the service since November 2014 when he applied for voluntary retirement but was not obliged by the Army Council, who extended his stay in the service on the grounds that it was not proper for him to go at that time.
General Olukolade thanked members of the forum and their agencies for the support and understanding they accorded him while he chaired the forum since its formation in 2013.
He also solicited the same measure of support for his successor, even as he reminded them of the core essence of the forum which is to deepen the collaboration and understanding among the security and response agencies in information management and communication.
In his acceptance remark, the new Chairman of the forum, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu extolled the sterling leadership qualities of the retiring General, which according to him was the pillar behind the successes recorded by the forum.
He assured the former Chairman of his determination to carry on from where he stopped and to even strive to move the forum to another level. [myad]
