ADCs Of The President Of Nigeria Since 1999 (Picture)

The President and Commander in Chief (C in C) of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is one of few civilians in Nigeria that is entitled to a military ADC (the Minister of Defence is also entitled to a military ADC). An ADC is a military assistant to a senior military officer. The duties of the President's ADC include managing the President's security (in conjunction with the Chief Security Officer) and acting as liaison between the President and the Brigade of Guards. The C in C's ADC is usually a colonel, but Murtala Muhammed decided to retain the ADC he had before becoming the C in C (this ADC, Akintunde Akinsehinwa, was a lieutenant). The ADCs of the Commander in Chief since the return to civilian rule in 1999 are: - 1) Colonel Solomon Giwa-Amu: Solomon Giwa-Amu from Edo State was President Obasanjo's ADC from 1999-2003. He studied law at the University of Benin and the Nigerian Law School. He also had a masters degree in strategic operations from the US Army War College. Colonel Giwa-Amu had previously served as ADC to General Ike Nwachukwu, Military Assistant to the Chief of Logistics of the Nigerian Army and Military Assistant to the Chief of Operations of the Nigerian Army. He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General after serving as ADC to President Obasanjo and he also served as Defence Attache to the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations, Commander of the 81 Division Military Police and Director of Defence Information. He was also very active in many charitable organisations. Brigadier General Giwa-Amu died in a car crash in February 2008. 2) Colonel Chris Jemitola: - Colonel Chris Jemitola served as ADC to President Obasanjo from 2003-2007. After serving as ADC to the President, he served as Director of Defence Information and later as Defence Attache in the Nigerian Embassy in Brazil. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in 2014. 3) Colonel Mustapha Dennis Onoyiveta: Colonel Mustapha Onoyiveta from Delta State served as ADC to President Yar'Adua from 2007-2010. He played a controversial role while protecting the President during his illness, especially when the President suddenly returned to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and posted to the Army Headquarters as head of the Army Operations Monitoring Team. He later served as Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff (Generals Ihejirika and Minimah). 4) Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe Colonel Adegbe is the ADC to President Goodluck Jonathan. Colonel Ojogbane Adegbe graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy with a BSc in Mathematics. He also has a masters degree in Intelligence and International Security from Kings College, London. He has served in the 26th Motorized Battalion, Ecomog in Sierra Leone, the Office of the Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in London, the Intelligence Production Centre of the Headquarters of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps and the 81 Division Intelligence Command, Lagos. Colonel Adegbe has served as President Jonathan's ADC since 2010.