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Signal Corps in 1981. Olonisakin holds a
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971:Commanders of the Order of the Federal Republic
489:"Buratai posted to Benin, Olonisakin, Cameroon"
432:In October 2022, a Nigerian National Honour of
150:Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Signals
434:Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
340:. He resigned from office on 29 January 2021.
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623:"BRIEF BIOGRAPHY of MAJ GEN AG Olonisakin"
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80:21 July 2015 – 29 January 2021
291:Commander of the Army Corps of Signals
161:January 2013 – September 2013
789:Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria
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671:"Army redeploys 317 senior officers"
317:(born 2 December 1961) is a retired
123:September 2013 – July 2015
543:Ayitogo, Nasir (26 January 2021).
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966:Chiefs of Defence Staff (Nigeria)
956:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
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566:"OLONISAKIN, Gen Abayomi Gabriel"
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367:church. He enrolled at the
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326:Chief of Defence Staff
286:Chief of Defence Staff
68:Chief of Defence Staff
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462:Nigerian Defence Info
259:Years of service
629:on 26 September 2015
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289:Commander of TRADOC
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861:Owoye Andrew Azazi
849:Alexander Ogomudia
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353:Ekiti State
314:GSS CMH fwc
262:1979 – 2021
191:Ekiti state
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920:Categories
746:26 October
739:The Nation
707:Leadership
444:References
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226:Allegiance
202:Alma mater
181:1961-12-02
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