- A slight shake-up has been effected in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
- 3 Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and 14 other senior officers
- The exercise is part of the NAF's internal routine aimed at ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed 3 Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and 14 other senior officers as part of routine exercise at ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness.
This was contained in a statement sent to NAIJ.com today, Wednesday, January 24, by the NAF's Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya.
According to the statement, the newly appointed AOCs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Oladayo Amao, who is now the AOC Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, AVM Mohammed Idris, who has been moved to Air Training Command, Kaduna as the AOC and AVM Remigus Ekeh, who is now the AOC Logistics Command, Lagos.
The Nigerian Air Force under Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar has shown commitment to operational efficiency and human capacity. Photo credit: NAF
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In the same vein, AVM Ibrahim Yahaya, the erstwhile AOC Logistics Command, has now been appointed as the Chief of Administration, Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) while AVM Christopher Okoye, who was the former AOC Air Training Command, has been redeployed to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) as Director of Evaluation.
Also redeployed are AVM Olusoji Awomodu as Director of Operations at DHQ, AVM Okechukwu Ntukogu as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Mobility Command, Yenagoa, AVM Napoleon Bali as Director of Operations at HQ NAF, AVM Mahmoud Ahmed as Director of Legal Services at HQ NAF, AVM Dahiru Sanda as Director of Space Utility at DHQ and AVM Charles Ohwo as Director of Evaluation at HQ NAF.
Similarly, Air Commodore Ado Inuwa has been appointed as the Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Air Commodore Aliyu Bello who was the former Commander 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna, is now the Director of Training at HQ NAF while Group Captain Ahmed Dari has been appointed as the Commander 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna.
The statement added that the postings take effect from Monday, January 29.
Meanwhile, the NAF on Friday, January 19, commissioned another Bell 412 helicopter for subsequent operational deployment.
The newly commissioned helicopter is one of the 2 handed over to the NAF by the Federal Government in 2017, with the first having been inducted into the NAF in November 2017.
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Source: Naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Wednesday, 24 January 2018