Buhari, Tinubu mourn Ex-CGS, Oladipo Diya

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday mourned the passing of Oladipo Diya, who served as Chief of General Staff from 1993 to 1997 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994.

The President, in a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in Abuja paid tribute to Mr Diya’s bold and courageous career in the Nigerian military.

Mr Diya, a retired lieutenant general, died earlier on Sunday in Lagos at the age of 79.