Shake-up in navy, 5 flag officers appointed, 61 officers moved
September 9, 2015
Written by:
Chris Agbambu – Abuja
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-EteIbas, has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag ranks in the Nigerian Navy. The appointments affected 28 Rear Admirals and 33 Commodores.
According to a statement in Abuja, on Wednesday, by the Director of Naval Information; Rear Admiral SU Chinweuba, formerly Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Lagos, is now Chief of Naval Engineering, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral PA Agba, formerly Chief of Logistics, is now Chief of Naval Transformation; Admiral JA Ajani moves from Defence Headquarters to Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre as Admiral Superintendent while Rear Admiral SI Alade, formerly Chief of Naval Transformation, moves to the National Defence College as Commandant.
Also affected are Rear Admiral AA Dacosta who moves from Defence Headquarters to Naval Headquarters as Chief of Naval Safety and Standards; Rear Admiral KB Ati-John is the new Director of Plans, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral BA Egbedina moves to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Administration from Naval Training Command where he was Flag Officer Commanding; Rear Admiral MM Salami is now the Director of Policy, Naval Headquarters and Rear Admiral OC Medani, formerly Chief of Training and Operations, is now Director, Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate.
Also deployed are Rear Admiral GA Anyankpele, formerly Chief of Administration, now Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral HH Babalola, former Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, now Chief of Training and Operations at the Naval Headquarters; while Rear Admiral EG Ofik is now the Flag Officer Commanding, Logistics Command.
The redeployment also affected Rear Admiral AL Akintola, who is now the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Lagos; Rear Admiral JKZ Ango, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, now Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral JD Michika resumes at Defence Headquarters as Director of Logistics; Rear Admiral JO Okojie, formerly Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ordinance Depot, moves to Defence Headquarters as Director of Plans.
Similarly, Rear Admiral JO Oluwole resumes as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Navy Holdings Limited; Rear Admiral AA Osinowo moves from the Defence Headquarters to Naval Training Command as Flag Officer Commanding, and Rear Admiral AS Abdulkadir is now the Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command.
Also affected are Rear Admiral RO Osondu, formerly Admiral Superintendent, Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre, is now the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command; while Rear Admiral AO Odeh, formerly Managing Director, Naval Engineering Services Limited, will now resume at the Naval Shipyard Limited as Admiral Superintendent.
Rear Admiral UE Essien resumes at the Naval Headquarters as Director of Operations from the Defence Headquarters; Rear Admiral SO Paul resumes as Admiral Superintendent, Naval Ordinance Depot; Rear Admiral AO Suleiman, formerly Chief Staff Officer at Naval Training Command, is now the Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Other senior officers affected included Rear Admiral BEE Ibe-Enwo, Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji; Rear Admiral SAG Abbah, Director of Logistics, Defence Intelligence Agency; Rear Admiral T Dick, Director of Training, Defence Headquarters and Rear Admiral DO Ajatoye, Commandant, Nigerian Navy Engineering College, Sapele, Delta State.
