After the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, President Muhammadu Buhari wants the Senate to confirm Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the new army chief.

Mr Buhari wrote the Senate seeking its confirmation of Mr Yahaya in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, read during Tuesday’s plenary.

The letter stated, I hereby forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“His CV is herewith attached. It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner.

“Please accept Distinguish Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

Mr Attahiru and 10 others died in an ill-fated NAF aircraft near Kaduna International Airport on May 21.

Mr Buhari, on May 27, appointed Mr Yahaya as the COAS after Mr Attahiru was killed in a military plane crash in Kaduna.

Mr Yahaya, a member of the 37th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, was until his appointment the theatre commander, Operation Had in Kai, an outfit for counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the North-East.