Johnson Bamidele Olawumi

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Major general
Johnson Bamidele Olawumi
Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
In office
13 April 2016 –2021
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Branch/serviceFlag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg  Nigerian Army
Years of service1984–2021
Rank Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg Major general

Johnson Bamidele Olawumi (born 20 November 1964) is a retired Nigerian army major general and former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps. [1] He was Coordinator, Nigerian Army Aviation, Director, Cyber Security at the Defence Space Agency, Commandant at the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Prior to his appointment as the DG NYSC, he was the Principal Staff Officer to the then Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika. [2]

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Background

Olawumi was born in Iyin Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria. [3] He attended primary school at the Army Children School, Mokola in Ibadan, he then proceeded to CAC Grammar School, Akure in Ondo State where he obtained the West African School Certificate. He was enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 24 September 1984 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Nigerian Army on 23 September 1989. [4] He obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1988 and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Ilorin in 1997. He proceeded to University of London, where he received a master's degree in defence studies in 2006. [5]

Military career

He was enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy on 24 September 1984 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Corps of Nigerian army on 23 September 1989. [4] In 1992, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and five years later, to the rank of major. In 2002, he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and in 2012, he attained the rank of brigadier general. In 2011, he was appointed deputy director, Department of Logistics, Army headquarters Department of Policy and Plans. [4] On 23 December 2013, he was appointed director-general of the National Youth Service Corps by president Goodluck Jonathan [4]

On 9 December 2016, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.

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References

  1. ↑ "Corp members get allowance as Brigadier General Olawumi bows out as NYSC DG". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Shake up as Army appoints new Operation Lafia Dole commander". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ daniel. "FG Appoints Olawumi As New NYSC DG". INFORMATION NIGERIA. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Our Reporter (29 April 2016). "NYSC Director General Ends Tenure". The Nigerian Insider News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Brig. Olawunmi new boss of NYSC, Waziri chairs TCN - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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