The aide-de-camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, Lt. Col. Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf has been appointed the brand new king of Ilemona, the headquarters of Oyun native authorities space of Kwara State.
Though the kingmakers haven’t made public their choice, a outstanding group chief who sought anonymity, confirmed the appointment.
The supply mentioned the method had commenced on the appointment of the President’s ADC as new conventional ruler of the city.
Lt.Col. Yusuf is the son of the late monarch, Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the Elemona of Ilemona.
“Yusuf because the monarch of Ilemona city is predicted to convey his expertise to bear in working of the group, fostering improvement and unity.
“As the brand new king, Lt. Col. Yusuf will oversee the standard and administrative affairs of Ilemona City, persevering with the legacy of his predecessors whereas working in the direction of the prosperity of the city,” the supply added.
After finishing his Strange Nationwide Diploma in Pc Science from Offa Polytechnic in 2000, Yusuf enrolled within the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, the place he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical-Electronics).
Between 2004 and 2005, he attended Royal Navy Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), in the UK.
“In 2006, he attended the Nigerian Military Intelligence Faculty in Lagos the place he was skilled in intelligence and security-related topics in accordance with the Nigerian Military coaching insurance policies and directives.
Attending the Younger Officers Course Infantry, NASI, one other course in Kaduna in 2007 geared up him with navy abilities on the usage of numerous kinds of weapon techniques utilized in infantry models in addition to particular operations.
In 2008, Yusuf accomplished the Tactical Intelligence Officers and Safety Investigations programs to enhance his capabilities as a navy officer.
Between 2009 and 2018, the multilingual officer, who’s fluent in Yoruba, Hausa, English and French, had a number of navy coaching in Mali, Pakistan, China, Israel and the UK.
The coaching contains the Navy Intelligence Fundamental Officers Course (Mali); Junior Employees Course (China); Officers Superior Intelligence Course, SMI, (Pakistan) Superior Command and Employees Course (Shrivenham UK).
Whereas buying navy coaching, Yusuf obtained a grasp’s diploma in Defence Research from Kings School, London in 2018, and a postgraduate diploma in Peace Research and Battle Decision from the Nationwide Open College (NOUN).