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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appointed new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service Institutions and other functionaries, including a new Spokesperson.

The director of public relations and information Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola (AVM) said the shakeup is part of a routine exercise aimed at re-invigorating operational effectiveness and enhancing service delivery.

He said the newly appointed and redeployed senior officers are expected to take over their new offices not later than Thursday, 11 March 2021.

By this Development, Air Cdre Edward Gabkwet has been appointed as the new NAF Spokesperson while AVM Ibikunle Daramola has been appointed director of plans NAF HQ.
Those appointed Branch Chiefs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Dahiru Sanda, who is now the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans (CDPP), Defence Headquarters (DHQ), AVM Remigus Ekeh, erstwhile Chief of Standards and Evaluation Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF), is now appointed Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), HQ NAF, former AOC Mobility Command (MC), Yenagoa, AVM Ibukun Ojeyemi, is now appointed as the Chief of Air Intelligence (CAI), HQ NAF, while AVM Mahmud Madi has been appointed as the Air Secretary, HQ NAF.

Others are AVM Mahmoud Ahmed, who is now the Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation (CDTI), DHQ, AVM Cletus Udeagulu is the Chief of Communication Information Systems (CCIS), HQ NAF while AVM Isah Muhammad is appointed Chief of istration, (COA), HQ NAF.

Also AVM Pam Chollom has been appointed as the Chief of Logistics (CLOG), HQ NAF, while the former AOC, Air Training Command (ATC), Kaduna, AVM Musa Mukhtar has been moved to HQ NAF as the Chief of Aircraft Engineering (CAcE).

The immediate past AOC, Tactical Air Command (TAC), Makurdi, AVM Olusegun Philip is now Chief of Standards and Evaluation (COSE), HQ NAF.

Furthermore, the erstwhile COPP, HQ NAF, AVM Mohammed Idris has been appointed Commandant, Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, the former Director of Plans, HQ NAF, AVM Ebenezer Alade, has been appointed Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, AVM Musibau Olatunji, erstwhile CAcE, now appointed as the Commandant Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, while AVM Ibrahim Ali takes over as the Commandant Air Force War College (AFWC), Makurdi.

AVM Idi Lubo, former Director of Policy, has been appointed AOC TAC, Makurdi, AVM Jackson Yusuf is now the AOC ATC, Kaduna, AVM Aliyu Bello is now the AOC MC, Yenagoa while AVM Sunday Makinde, former College Secretary, National Defence College (NDC), is now the AOC, Logistics Command (LC), Ikeja,AVM Frank Oparah is appointed as the AOC Ground Training Command, Enugu while AVM Peter Uzezi is now the Director General, Defence Research and Development Bureau, DHQ.

Meanwhile, former Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), AVM Ibikunle Dramola has been appointed as the Director of Plans, HQ NAF. AVM Garba Abubakar is appointed as the new Group Managing Director, NAF Holding Company, AVM Emmanuel Wonah as the Coordinator Project Implementation Monitoring Team, HQ NAF while former Commandant, AFCSC, AVM Abubakar Liman, is now the Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). AVM Mfon Ekpoh has been redeployed to the Nigerian Defence Academy as Deputy Commandant while AVM Emmanuel Chukwu has been appointed as the College Secretary, NDC.

Whereas, AVM Abraham Adole is appointed as the Deputy Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE (OPLD) while Air Commodore (Air Cdre) Nnamdi Ananaba, takes over as the Air Component Commander OPLD. Also, Air Cdre Dauda Prayero has been appointed as the new Chairman Air Expo and International Liaison Secretariat while Air Cdre Olabode Babalola takes over as the Chief of Medical Services (CMS), HQ NAF.

https://leadership.ng/naf-appoints-redeploys-32-senior-officers/amp/

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Trying to settle his loyalist and coarse mates..

Am 100% sure he would post his best friend or anyone who ass lick the most or his paddy to Office of Procurement, Works Department and Repairs , Engineering



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I see them reg and running away as a result of the fault planes they will be given to fly, I see more crashes in the coming months, I see the battle against terrorism not ending anytime soon. This I have seen.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Hmmmn

NAF should keep redeploying them to places they will be killed. Useless men....

My prayers with them because as i am not happy with the achievement of the nigerian military,one thing i know for sure is there failure will really affect me whether i like it or not

Air Biafra. The Biafran Mosquito.

Jerryherd:
Trying to settle his loyalist and coarse mates

That is the best thing to do, he has the responsibility. Officers earlier appointed most likely might not be loyal and good at the job.

May God help them.

cool

BabaO2:
That is the best thing to do, he has the responsibility. Most earlier appointed most likely might not be loyal and good at the job.

Yes I agree, it's like boardroom politics, you work better with people you share same vision with

Congratulations on your new appointment sir, AVM E Alade

Split the country and make it easier to manage.
Who appointments and deployments epp?

Congrats...abi na





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another looter in the making...the kind of official corruption going on the military is mind bungling.

FalseProphet1:
I see them reg and running away as a result of the fault planes they will be given to fly, I see more crashes in the coming months, I see the battle against terrorism not ending anytime soon. This I have seen.

They should fight Fulani kidnappers and bandits so that Nigeria can b safe

Only few northerners, this is nepostism.

FalseProphet1:
I see them reg and running away as a result of the fault planes they will be given to fly, I see more crashes in the coming months, I see the battle against terrorism not ending anytime soon. This I have seen.

nawa for you

Northern Nigeria Air force.
Tufiakwa.

Congrats to my boss the new AFIT commandant

FalseProphet1:
I see them reg and running away as a result of the fault planes they will be given to fly, I see more crashes in the coming months, I see the battle against terrorism not ending anytime soon. This I have seen.

How many NAF officers dey actually fly plane kwanu?