Maj.-Gen. Babatunde Ayala, on Wednesday in Kaduna assumed duty as the Director-General (D-G), Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).
Reports say that before his appointment, the new director-general was the Commander of the Command Engineering Depot, Nigeria Army.
Ayala took over from from Maj.-Gen. Anaedi Edet has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Abuja.
He is a member of the 43 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).
Ayala appreciated President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the Chief of Army Staff for finding him worthy of being appointed to the enviable position.
He congratulated Edet for all the successes he achieved, especially the kick-starting of the production of ammunition and other activities in the various departments of DICON.
Ayala assured that he would continue from where he had stopped and would always seek the support of the entire staff to meet the demands of the military and other security agencies.
Edet in his farewell speech, appealed to the staff to give the new director-general maximum support.
He commended Tinubu for signing the DICON’s Act 2023 into law.
He said that since his assumption in July 2023, within 21 months had transformed DICON’s production capabilities by overseeing the manufacture of critical defense equipment.
Edet appreciated the support of the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, and the Service Chiefs.
