Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General O. O. Oloyede, received the outgoing and incoming chairs of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja on 13 October 2026, as leadership passed from Sierra Leone to Senegal.
Lieutenant General Amara Idara Bangoura, Chief of Defence Staff of Sierra Leone and outgoing chair, and Vice Admiral Oumar Wade, Chief of Defence Staff of Senegal and incoming chair, made the courtesy visit as part of the handover of responsibilities between the two, according to a report from the Economic Community of West African States.
The delegation accompanying them included the Chief of Staff of the ECOWAS Standby Force, the Commander of the ECOWAS Logistics Depot, and the Programme Officers responsible for Operations and Planning and for Intelligence and Evaluation in the Peace Support Operations Division.
During the visit, Lieutenant General Bangoura expressed appreciation to General Oloyede for the support extended to him throughout his tenure as chairman of the committee, and requested that the same support be extended to his successor.
Vice Admiral Wade thanked General Oloyede for the reception and sought his continued support in carrying out the responsibilities of his new role.
In response, General Oloyede commended the outgoing chairman for his leadership of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff and pledged his support to the incoming chair.
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