Olukolade Hands Over FOSSRA Leadership To Commodore Aliyu

Gen. Chris Olukolade, Chairman of Forum of
Spokespersons of Security and Response Agencies
(FOSSRA), on Thursday handed over leadership of
forum to the Director of Naval Information,
Commodore Kabiru Aliyu.
Olukolade, who is retiring as Director of Defence
Information, handed over the leadership at the
monthly meeting of the forum held in Abuja.
At the meeting Olukolade formally informed his
colleagues about his retirement from service.
According to him, he ought to have left the service
since Nov 2014 when he applied for voluntary
retirement but was not obliged by the Army
Council who extended his stay in the on the
grounds that it was not proper for him to go at that
time.
Olukolade thanked members and their agencies for
the support and understanding they accorded him
while he chaired the forum since its formation in
2013.
He also solicited the same level of support for his
successor.
He said the aim of the forum was to deepen the
collaboration and understanding among the
security and response agencies in information
management and communication.
In his acceptance remark, the new Chairman of the
forum, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu extolled the
sterling leadership qualities of Olukolade which
was the main pillar behind the successes recorded
by the forum.
He assured the former Chairman of his
determination to carry on from where he stopped
and to even strive to move the forum to another
level.
Also speaking, the Executive Secretary of Centre for
Crisis Communication, retired Air Commodore
Yusuf Anas also commended Olukolade for his
positive contributions to national development.
The membership of FOSSRA is made up of
spokespersons of Military, Security, Intelligence
and Response agencies.