appoints Salihu Uba
as Force Commander
UNITED Nations Secretary-General,
Ban Ki-moon, on Friday, announced
the appointment of Major-General
Salihu Uba of Nigeria as the Force
Commander, UN Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL).
The appointment is contained in a
statement issued by UN spokesman,
Stephane DuJarric, in New York,
United States.
The statement quoted DuJarric as
saying that Uba would succeed
Maj.- Gen. Leonard Ngondi of
Kenya, who would complete his tour
of duty on February 25.
He noted that the Secretary-General
had thanked Ngondi for his
dedicated and exemplary service
during his tenure with UNMIL.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that before his appointment,
Uba served as the Commander of
Training and Doctrine Command,
Nigerian Army and the Commandant
of the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping
Centre from 2013 to 2014.
Born in 1959 and a graduate of War
College, Nigeria, Uba served as
Director of Veteran Affairs
Department in the Ministry of
Defence between 2012 and 2013.
He also served as Sector
Commander with the UN Mission in
Liberia (UNMIL) from 2010 to 2012
and Company Commander with UN
Protection Force (UNPROFOR) from
1992 to 1993.
Uba has Master’s degrees in
Strategic Studies, Business
Administration and Peace and
Conflict from University of Ibadan,
Imo State University, and the
National Open University of Nigeria
(NOUN) respectively.
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