Successor to build on landmark achievements, strengthen collaborations
Amid fanfare, Rear Admiral Bolaji Orederu on Monday passed on the baton of leadership as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Limited (ASNDL) to his successor, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shehu with an admonition to cater to his men and equipment to achieve maximum result.
Orederu handed over the headship of the dockyard to Ibrahim following his posting to the International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION) by the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla.
The senior officer, who spent 21 months at the Naval Dockyard Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos was celebrated by officers, ratings, civilian staff and the maritime community at a reception held over the weekend for many landmark innovations and achievements recorded by the company under his watch.
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Key among them was the revitalisation of two important ship-building workshops- galvanising and electroplating- that were moribund for over 20 years; the in-country construction of vessels, as well as the complete overhaul, periodic maintenance of warships and merchant vessels including six naval platforms belonging to the Benin Republic Navy.
Handing over to his successor, Admiral Orederu who received a valedictory salute as ASNDL at the quarter guard where the traditional lowering and mounting of flags were performed to signify a change of baton, thanks the CNS for his strategic leadership and guidance during his tour of duty.