. "CDS"@en . . . . "n"@en . . . . "Daggash, Al-Amin"@en . . . "Chief of Defence Staff"@en . . . . . . . "y"@en . "Ibrahim, Ola"@en . . . . "14477559"^^ . "August 1990"@en . "y"@en . "Agwai, Martin Luther"@en . . "The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the minister of defence and the president of Nigeria. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works alongside the Permanent Secretary of Defence, the ministry's senior civil servant. The Chief of Defence is the highest ranking officer to currently serve in the armed forces. It is occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the President of Nigeria. The position was established for the first time under Nigeria's 1979 constitution. The current chief of the defence staff is General Lucky Irabor, who succeeded General Abayomi Olonisakin in January 2021."@en . . "August 1990"@en . "Badeh, Alex"@en . . . "y"@en . "2010-09-08"^^ . . . "y"@en . "2010-09-08"^^ . . "1999-05-29"^^ . "y"@en . . . "1999-05-29"^^ . "General"@en . "Portrait"@en . "Seal of the Nigerian Defence Staff"@en . "Abacha, Sani"@en . . . "Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)"@en . . "1944"^^ . "1950"^^ . . "National Security Council"@en . "1948"^^ . "1949"^^ . . . "1939"^^ . . "1983-12-31"^^ . "1942"^^ . "1943"^^ . "1940"^^ . . . . . . "Major General"@en . "2015-07-13"^^ . "The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the minister of defence and the president of Nigeria. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works alongside the Permanent Secretary of Defence, the ministry's senior civil servant. The Chief of Defence is the highest ranking officer to currently serve in the armed forces. The current chief of the defence staff is General Lucky Irabor, who succeeded General Abayomi Olonisakin in January 2021."@en . "2008-08-20"^^ . . "with advice and consent from Senate"@en . . . "2015-07-13"^^ . . "2008-08-20"^^ . . "Chief of Defence Staff Nigeria Standard.png"@en . . . . . "Azazi, Owoye Andrew"@en . . . ""@en . . "1998-06-09"^^ . . . "1961"^^ . . . . . "1998-06-09"^^ . "1965"^^ . . "Olonisakin, Abayomi Gabriel"@en . "1955"^^ . . "1984-01-01"^^ . "1952"^^ . "National Defence Council"@en . . "1113506244"^^ . "1957"^^ . . . "Abubakar, Abdulsalami"@en . . . "Defence Headquarters, Abuja"@en . "1980-04-15"^^ . "Irabor, Leo"@en . "1997-12-21"^^ . . . "Standard of the Chief of Defence Staff"@en . . "1997-12-21"^^ . "2000"^^ . . . . . "Diya, Oladipo"@en . . "Ogomudia, Alexander"@en . "2003-06-27"^^ . "2012"^^ . "2003-06-27"^^ . . . . . . "2012-10-04"^^ . . "\u2013"@en . . "2012-10-04"^^ . "1998"^^ . . "1981-10-02"^^ . "Air Chief Marshal"@en . . . . "1981-10-02"^^ . . "the Defence Staff"@en . "Chief"@en . "Akinrinade, Ipoola Alani"@en . "Petinrin, Oluseyi"@en . "2018"^^ . . "Lieutenant General"@en . . . "2020"^^ . "1993-11-17"^^ . "1993-11-17"^^ . . . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Highest ranking Nigerian military officer"@en . "Admiral"@en . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "2021-01-26"^^ . . "14"^^ . "Bali, Domkat"@en . "15"^^ . "8"^^ . . "2021-01-26"^^ . "9"^^ . "10"^^ . . "11"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "Air Marshal"@en . . . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . "2006-06-01"^^ . "2014-01-16"^^ . "2006-06-01"^^ . "2014-01-16"^^ . . . "2021-01-26"^^ . . . . "11938"^^ . . . . . . . . "2007-05-25"^^ . "Dike, Paul"@en . . "2007-05-25"^^ . . . "Jalo, Gibson"@en . . "Ogohi, Ibrahim"@en . .