The
Nigerian Navy on 27 June 2023 reshuffled the appointments of top senior
officers comprising 56 rear admirals and a Commodore. In the redeployment, Rear
Admiral Olusanya Bankole formerly the Director of Logistics, Defence Space
Administration, is now appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information
Technology, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral Alexander Bingel formerly
Director Combat Policy and Tactics is now the Director of Logistics, Defence
Headquarters.
Rear Admiral Ibrahim Dewu, formerly Director Project
Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, Naval Headquarters is
now the Chief of Defence Civil Military Cooperation, Defence Headquarters while
Rear Admiral Kennedy Ezete formerly Director Project Monitoring, Defence
Headquarters resumes as the Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters. Rear Admiral Livingstone Izu who was the
Director Manning at Naval Headquarters is the new Chief of Logistics, Naval
Headquarters while Rear Admiral Musa Madugu formally Deputy Director Special
Operation Forces at the Defence Headquarters has been appointed as the Admiral
Superintendent Naval Ordinance Depot.
Rear Admiral Daupreye Matthew, the
erstwhile Director of Innovation and Concept Development, Naval Headquarters is
now the Director of Training, Defence Headquarters while Rear Admiral Zakariya
Muhammad, the former Director of Training, Naval Headquarters has been
reappointed Chief of Training and Operations.
Rear Admiral Emmanuel Nmoyem has been reappointed Director Human Rights
Desks at the Defence Headquarters while Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shettima formerly
Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command moves to Defence Headquarters as
Director of Plans.
The
former Director of Plans, Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Monday Unurhiere has
been appointed the Chief of Defence Admimistration at the Defence Headquarters
while Rear Admiral Hamza Kaoje who was
the Director Equipment Standardization and Harmonization, Defence Headquarters
has been appointed Group Managing Director, Navy Holdings Limited. Rear Admiral
Sulaiman El-ladan who was the Chief of Naval Engineering, Naval Headquarters is
now at the Defence Research and Development Bureau at Defence Headquarters as
the Director Marine Research while Rear Admiral Idi Abbas formerly Director of
Operations, Naval Headquarters is now reappointed Chief of Naval Safety and
Standards. Rear Admiral Mohammed Abdullahi, the immediate past Director Communications
at Naval Headquarters takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval
Command while Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande formerly the
Commandant
Naval War College Nigeria has been appointed Director Operations, Naval Headquarters.
Rear Admiral Istifanus Albara formerly the Head ECOWAS Maritime Security
Coordination Centre, Abidjan moves to Naval Headquarters as Navy Secretary
while Rear Admiral Clement Atebi has been reappointed to Naval Headquarters as
the Director Audit. Rear Admiral Samson Bura formerly Director Search and
Rescue, Defence Headquarters is now the Director of Logistics at the Defence
Intelligence Agency while Rear Admiral Umar Chugali formerly Director Cyber at
the Defence Space Administration takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding,
Central Naval Command.
Rear Admiral Oluwole Fadeyi has been reappointed
Director Record Returns and Analysis, Naval Headquarters, likewise Rear Admiral
Olusola Oluwagbire reappointed Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command.
The new
postings also saw Rear Admiral Eugenio Ferreira reappointed Commander Operation
DELTA SAFE, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan formerly Director of Policy, Naval
Headquarters redeployed to Naval War College Nigeria, Calabar as the Commandant
while Rear Admiral Baratuaipri Iyalla formerly Chief Staff Officer, Logistics
Command reappointed Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Oghara. Rear Admiral Kohath Levi formerly Chief Staff
Officer Naval Doctrine Command resumes at Naval Headquarters as the Chief of
Naval Engineering while Rear Admiral Bashir Mohammed formerly Chief of
Logistics, Naval Headquarters is now the Director Project Monitoring, Defence
Headquarters. Rear Admiral Julius Nwagu formerly Director Campaign Planning,
Naval Headquarters is now appointed Commandant Defence Intelligence College.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Patrick Nwatu has been reappointed Flag Officer
Commanding Naval Training Command while Rear Admiral Mike Oamen who was the
Director Veterans Affairs, Naval Headquarters is now the Chief of Naval
Transformation at the Naval Headquarters. Also, Rear Admiral James Okosun has
been reappointed Commandant Nigerian Navy Engineering College, Sapele, Rear
Admiral Ayodeji Olugbode formerly Managing Director Admiralty Maritime Services
Limited takes over as Hydrogragher of the Nigerian Navy while Rear Admiral
Abolaji Orederu formerly Director of Ships Design and Acquisition at the Naval
Headquarters has been appointed as the Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard
Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The immediate
past Commander Naval Drafting, Rear Admiral Habilla Zakaria resumes
Headquarters Naval Doctrine Command as the Flag Officer Commanding while Rear
Admiral Suleiman Abdullahi, formerly Managing Director Navy Exchange Limited is
now the Director of Logistics, Defence Space Administration at the Defence
Headquarters. The erstwhile Chief of Accounts and Budget, Naval Headquarters,
Rear Admiral Kasimu Bushi has been appointed Managing Director Navy Hotels and
Suites Limited while the immediate past Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval
Command, Rear Admiral Joseph Akpan resumes Naval Headquarters as the Chief of
Policy and Plans. Rear Admiral Abdulmajid Ibrahim, former Director Peace
Keeping Operations, Naval Headquarters is appointed Director Defence Transformation
at the Defence Headquarters while Rear
Admiral
Olumuyiwa Olotu former Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command takes over as
the Commandant National Defence College, Abuja. Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shehu,
formerly the Director Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters is appointed
Managing Director Navy Building and Construction Company Limited while Rear
Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed who was Director of Recruitments Resettlement and
Reserve, Naval Headquarters has been appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Space
Administration at the Defence Headquarters. Rear Admiral Fredrick Damtong
formerly the Director of Weapon Engineering, Naval Headquarters resumes as the
Admiral Superintendent Naval Shipyard Limited. Meanwhile, Rear Admiral
Abdul-rasheed Haruna has been reappointed as the Chief Staff Officer,
Headquarters Eastern Naval Command while Rear Admiral Hamza Ibrahim who was
Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Limited has been appointed Managing
Director Admiralty Marine Services Limited. Rear Admiral Sunday Oyegade, the
outgone Admiral Superintendent Naval Shipyard Limited assumes office as the
Director Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation at Naval
Headquarters, Rear Admiral John Mamman is reappointed Chief Staff Officer,
Headquarters Western Naval Command likewise Rear Admiral John Okeke is
reappointed Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters Central Naval Command. Rear Admiral Olatunde Olodude, the former
Fleet Commander Western Fleet resumes Naval Headquarters as the Director of
Plans.
The
redeployment also affected Rear Admiral Peter Zakaria formerly Director of
Arms, Naval Headquarters now appointed Chief Staff Officer, Headquarters
Logistics Command and Rear Admiral Sunday Atakpa who is reappointed Chief Staff
Officer, Headquarters Naval Training Command. Rear Admiral Abdul-hamid
Baba-Inna, formerly the Director of Legal Services, Naval Headquarters is now
Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral Patrick
Effah, formerly Director of Maritime Domain Awareness, Naval Headquarters is
now the Director of Naval Intelligence. Rear Admiral Abubakar Mustapha who was
the Deputy Director Defence Affairs at the Office of the National Security
Adviser assumes office as the Director of Training, Naval Headquarters while
Rear Admiral Chidozie Okehie, the immediate past Director of Personnel Release
at the Naval Headquarters takes over as the Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces
Command and Staff College, Jaji. Rear
Admiral Olusegun Soyemi, formerly the Director Monitoring and Evaluation Analysis,
Naval Headquarters is appointed Director of Policy, Naval Headquarters while
Rear Admiral Abraham Zipelle, formerly Commandant Defence Intelligence College
now moves to Naval Headquarters as the Director of Manning. Furthermore, Commodore Omotola Olukoya who
was the Commander Central Pay Office resumes as the new Chief of Accounts and
Budget, Naval Headquarters.
