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  • Air Force redeploys 41 senior officers

    Air Force redeploys 41 senior officers

    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has redeployed 41 senior officers mostly Air Commodores and Air Vice Marshals.

    The shake-up affects 19 Air Vice Marshals, 14 Air Commodores, four  Group Captains, two Wing Commanders, and two Squadron Leaders.

    Director of Public Relations and Information Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, said the redeployment, which he described as routine, is with effect from tomorrow.

    In a statement, AVM Adesanya described the redeployment as routine and in line with the recent promotions in the Service.

    He said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, had also directed that newly appointed Commanders of NAF field units and other commanders to attend a workshop in Abuja on Wednesday to boost their capability.

    AVM Adesanya said: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the postings and redeployment of a total of 41 senior officers comprising 19 Air Vice Marshals (AVMs), 14 Air Commodores (Air Cdre), 4 Group Captains (Gp Capt), 2 Wing Commanders (Wg Cdr) and 2 Squadron Leaders (Sqn Ldr). The postings and redeployment came as a result of the recent promotion of senior NAF officers to the next higher ranks. Though a routine exercise, the posting exercise is aimed at ensuring that the NAF is effectively manned for operational efficiency and effectiveness.

    “Prominent among those affected by the new postings are: AVM Lawal Alao, who is now the Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji and AVM Olusoji Awomodu, who has been appointed as the Director Manning & Establishments at the Defence Headquarters. In addition, AVM Bello Garba has been redeployed as the Chief of Logistics at Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) and AVM Mahmoud Ahmed has taken over as Chief of Administration, also at HQ NAF.

    “Other appointments include those of AVM Mohammed Suleiman as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, AVM Samuel Babalola as the Director of Personnel Management at HQ NAF, AVM Tunde Awoyoola as Deputy Chief of Defence Space Agency and AVM Haruna Mohammed as Commandant Air Traffic Services Training Centre, Likewise, AVM Sambo Usman has been appointed as Group Managing Director of NAF Holding Company, AVM Remigus Ekeh appointed as the Director of Evaluation at HQ NAF while AVM Paul Dimfwina becomes the Coordinator Project Implementation and Monitoring Committee at HQ NAF. Furthermore, AVM Ibukun Ojeyemi is now the SASO at Headquarters Air Training Command, Kaduna while AVM Frank Oparah has been appointed as Director of Research at Defence Headquarters.

    “Also appointed are AVM Peter Uzezi as Director Earth Observation at Defence Space Agency, AVM Olusegun Philips as Director of Museum and Archives at HQ NAF, AVM Chinwendu Onyike as Director of Technical Services at Defence Intelligence Agency and AVM Emmanuel Wonah as SASO, Headquarters Logistics Command, Ikeja. Similarly, AVM Abubakar Liman has been appointed as SASO, Headquarters Special Operations Command, Bauchi, AVM Mahmud Madi as Director of Launch Services and Space Operations at Defence Space Agency and Air Cdre Noah Oyibo as SASO, Headquarters Ground Training Command, Enugu. Meanwhile, Air Cdre Cosmas Ozouggwu is to take over as Director of Production at HQ NAF while Air Cdre David Aluku becomes the Director of Civil Military Relations also at HQ NAF.

    “The new posting also brought about changes at the Unit level. Some of the new Commanders and Commandants are Air Cdre Edward Adedokun, who is appointed as Commandant NAF Institute of Safety, Kaduna and Air Cdre Paul Masiyer, appointed as Commandant Military Training Centre, Kaduna. In addition, Air Cdre Moses Onilede is to take over as Commander 631 Aircraft Maintenance Depot, Ikeja while Air Cdre Elijah Ebiowe is appointed as Commander 115 Special Operations Group, Port Harcourt.

    “The newly posted and redeployed senior officers are expected to take over their new offices not later than 2 January 2018. Furthermore, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has directed the newly appointed commanders of NAF field units to attend a workshop being organized at HQ NAF Abuja on 3 January 2018 for commanders. Command appointments in the NAF come with a lot of responsibilities, including the management of human and material resources. The workshop is therefore aimed at equipping/reminding commanders of their responsibilities and HQ NAF expectations in the conduct of their activities”.

  • FRSC redeploys 71 senior officers

    The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has approved the redeployment of 71 senior officers nationwide for enhanced performance.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the redeployment, aimed at repositioning the commission, affected three zonal commanding officers alongside several sector commanders.

    Mr. Ayodele Kumapayi, the former Sector Commander in Rivers, who was recalled recently for forcibly cutting the hair of some female personnel, is now the Head of Corps Safety and Transport Office at the national headquarters, Abuja.

    He was replaced by Corps Commander Imoh Etuk, who was formally the Corps Public Education Officer at the headquarters.

    In the redeployment released by FRSC Secretary, Susan Ajenge, Kingsley Agomo, the former Zonal Commanding Officer of Zone 7, Abuja, was moved to Zone 6, Port Harcourt.

    Jonas Agwu, who was in charge of Zone 6, Port Harcourt, was redeployed to Zone 4, Jos.

    The erstwhile Commanding Officer of Zone 4 Jos, Oludare Fadogba, takes over the affairs of Zone 7, Abuja.

    Corps Commander Bisi Kazeem, who was the Head of Media Relations and Strategy at the headquarters, takes over from Etuk as the new Corps Public Education Officer.

  • Immigration redeploys 518 personnel from airports

    Immigration redeploys 518 personnel from airports

    The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has redeployed 518 officers from five international airports and state commands in its bid to enhance the ease of doing business in the country.

    Its NIS spokesperson, Sunday James, spoke in a statement yesterday in Abuja.

    He said the Comptroller-General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede, ordered the massive redeployment as part of plans to instil professionalism and enhance service delivery to the public.

    Babandede said the airports involved are the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Port Harcourt International Airport; and Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu.

  • Fed High Court redeploys Justices Abang, Liman

    Fed High Court redeploys Justices Abang, Liman

    The Federal High Court leadership has redeployed 11 judges including – Justice Mohammed Liman in Port Harcourt and Justice Okon Abang in Abuja divisions.

    A circular addressed to all judges of the court, announced that Justice Liman had been moved to Enugu division, while Justice Abang is transferred to Asaba division.

    Justice Liman gave the judgment that accentuated the leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when he recognised the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee as the authentic body to run the affairs of the party.

    Justice Abang gave the judgment which sacked Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu last year. The appellate court reversed the decision.

    Justice Abang also gave the judgment on which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) based his decision to substitute Eyitayo Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim as the candidate of the PDP during last February’s governorship election in Ondo State.

    Justice Abang is the trial judge in major criminal cases including those involving ex-spokesman of the PDP, Olisa Metuh; ex-Chief of Defence Staff Alex Badeh and former governor of Adamawa State Murtala Nyako.

    The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, who endorsed the redeployment of Justices Liman, Abang and nine others, was silent on the reason for the movement. He mainly attributed it to “the recent developments in the court.”

    The circular said the postings would not affect the criminal cases the redeployed judges are currently handling.

    It said: “In view of the fact some divisions are currently short of judge following the recent developments in the court, it has become necessary to take urgent steps to fill in existing vacancies.

    “Affected judges are expected to resume in their new divisions by January 30, 2017. The judges shall continue with the hearing of criminal cases currently before them, as well as at least two witnesses have testified.”

    Others affected include Justice S. Saidu (moved from Lagos to Port Harcourt); Justice A.O Faji (from Asaba to Lagos); Justice R. M Aikawa (Sokoto to Lagos); Justice B.O Quadri (from Port Harcourt to Abuja); Justice Mallong Hoommuk (from Port Harcourt to Lafia).

    Also moved are, Justice K.K Dagat (from Lagos to Kano); Justice Saleh Idrissa (Kano to Sokoto); Justice H.I.O Oshomah (from Lafia to Port Harcourt) and Justice J.K Omotosho) from Kano to Port Harcourt.

  • NYSC redeploys corps members from Borno, six other states

    NYSC redeploys corps members from Borno, six other states

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has redeployed corps members from seven northern states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states.

    The action, it was learnt, was to save the lives of the corps members from the Boko Haram insurgents.

    A statement yesterday in Abuja by the NYSC management said the corps members are in the 2014 Batch ‘B’ orientation course, which will begin on August 5.

    The NYSC said because of logistic reasons, the orientation course would be conducted in two streams for various states.

    The Stream One, it said, would be conducted from August 5 to August 26 in Lagos, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Oyo, Niger, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Bayelsa and Cross River states.

    Others are: Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Imo, Kebbi, Kaduna, Kogi, Katsina, Nasarawa, Ogun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara states.

    Corps members posted to states listed in the Stream One category will undergo the orientation course in their states of deployment.

    The statement said the Stream Two, which is meant for the affected Northern states, has been scheduled to take place from Monday, September 1 to Monday, September 22.

    Corps members posted to Adamawa will have their orientation programme in Niger; those posted to Bauchi are to resume in Plateau State’s orientation camp and those posted to Borno are to go to Nasarawa State’s orientation camp.

    Other affected states are: Gombe, whose corps members are to serve in Benue; Jigawa corps members are to have their orientation programme in Kaduna and corps members posted to Yobe State are to resume at the FCT orientation camp.

  • Air Force redeploys senior officers in massive shake-up

    The Nigerian Air Force yesterday announced the redeployment of some officers following the recent promotion of its senior officers.

    This information is contained in a statement by Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, Director of Air Force Public Relations and Information, in Abuja.

    The redeployed are AVM. SB Abubakar, Air Officer Commanding, Training Command, Kaduna, while the former commander, AVM. I Umar, was moved to Defence Headquarters as Chief of Policy & Plans.

    AVM. TA Adokwu was taken to Air Force Institute of Technology as Commandant while AVM. HR Mohammed, replaced him as Chief of Aircraft Engineering, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters.

    AVM. AI Shehu becomes the new Chief of Standards and Evaluation at the Air Force Headquarters with AVM. JM Gbum, replacing him as Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence, Defence Intelligence Agency.

    Others are: AVM. AG Idowu, FB Nyoyoko and MM Maisaka were posted to Defence Headquarters as Directors of Research and Development, Electronic Warfare and Medical Training and Operations, respectively

    AVM AA Zannah, Commandant, newly established Air Warfare Centre, Kainji and AVM. BC Nweze, Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy.

    Also posted as Directors are AVM. MA Mohammed, Transformation;  AVM. LS Alao, Logistics; and AVM. TV Udoh, Technical Services, Defence Intelligence Agency.

    Air Commodores JB Adigun and KG Lar, became Chairman, Military Pensions Board and College Secretary, National Defence College, respectively.

    Others are Air Commodores HC Ifezue, Directorates of Regiment; PC Ugwueke, Provost Services; MA Soladoye, Information and Technology; and MR Dabo, Finance and Accounts.

    Air Commodores MA Muhammad, Legal Services; AJ Bolajoko, Medical Services; EI Odouk, Education;  GM Iliyasu, Budget; KO George, Civil-Military Relations; A Shehu-Othman, Legal Services; and DO Bolaji, Intelligence.

    Air Commodore I Shafi’I becomes Director of Administration, Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, while Air Commodore CA Ogbeche, is the Managing Director, Nigerian Air Force Investment Limited.

    Some of the newly posted Commanders include Air Commodore KC Odibendi, Commander 207 Special Mobility Group, Calabar, and Air Commodore AD Dudusola, 61 NAF Detachment, Warri.

    Air Commodore PJ Usman, 335 Base Services Group, Kaduna; Air Commodore AJ Adagboye, 235 Base Services Group, Yenagoa; Air Commodore DL Sanda, 237 Base Services Group, Minna.

    Group Capt. AO Adole, 205 Rotary Group, Lagos; Group Capt. OA Tuwase, Commander 405 Central Armament Depot and Wing Cdr. SA Adelakun, Commandant AFMS Jos.

    The statement stated that all the postings and redeployments were with immediate effect.

  • Navy redeploys first Flag Officer, CNC

    The first Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command (CNC), Rear Admiral Johnson Olutoyin, has been redeployed to Lagos State for a higher assignment.

    He has been replaced with a new Flag Officer, Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Usman.

    Our correspondent learnt that Olutoyin was recommended by the Navy Headquarters, Abuja, to head the Nigerian Navy Safety and Standard Unit, which has its base in Lagos State.

    The unit, described as “an autonomous unit of the Nigerian Navy”, reports directly to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba.

    Olutoyin’s track records in the CNC, which has its headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, were said to have earned him his new appointment.

    The top echelon of the naval headquarters in Abuja was reportedly impressed by the way Olutoyin established the CNC, which is a new command of the navy.

    Ezeoba was said to be happy that the CNC, which was established on February 12 and began operations on March 12, 2012, was put on a good footing by Olutoyin to combat oil theft in the area.

    Olutoyin was said to have established a good relationship between the command and its host communities.

    He was hailed for securing large expanse of land in Brass for a proposed construction of the command’s permanent site.

  • Navy redeploys 224 senior officers

    •49 Rear Admirals, 106 Commodores, 69 Captains affected

    The Navy yesterday announced the redeployment of 224 senior officers across the country.

    Fourty nine Rear Admirals, 106 Commodores and 69 Captains were affected.

    A statement by its Director of Information, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, said most of the appointments will take effect from the second and third week of this month.

    Some of the officers are: Rear Admiral J.N Amaino, who was moved from Admiral Superintendent, Navy Dockyard to Director of Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral D B Boer moves from Admiral Superintendent, Naval Shipyard, Port Harcourt to Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Lagos; Rear Adm. J.B. Oladimeji has been redeployed from Chief of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters to Defence Headquarters as the Chief of Administration.

    Others are: Rear Adm. U.O. Jibrin, from Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters, now the Director Of Training, Defence Headquarters; Rear Adm. K.O. Komolafe, from Chief of Accounts and Budget to Group Managing Director, Nigerian Navy Holdings; Rear Adm. E.O.Ogbor has been named the Chief of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters. He was formerly the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters.

    Rear Adm. O.E. Ekwe, the former Commandant, Nigerian Navy Engineering College, Sapele is now the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Shipyard Port Harcourt; Rear Adm AOA Ikioda, formerly the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, is now the Moderator, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru; Rear Adm. OB Ogunjimi, the former Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, is now the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters.

    Similarly, Rear Adm. S.A. Orie, the former Director of Curriculum and Programme Development, National Defence College, Abuja, now the Managing Director, Nigerian Navy Engineering Services Support Company Ltd; Rear Adm D.O Osuofa.

    Former Deputy Commandant, AFCSC, Jaji, Director of Logistics, Rear Adm. DO Osuofa has been moved to the Defence Intelligence Agency; Rear Adm. B.M Mshelia leaves as Chairman, Military Pensions Board to be Chief of Accounts and Budget, Naval Headquarters.

    Former Chief of Naval Standard and Evaluation, Rear Adm JO Aikhomu is now Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command; Rear Adm. I.E Ibas is now the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command. He was moved as Navy Secretary; Rear Adm. G.E. Okoi of Flag Commanding Logistics Command is now the Director of Plans, Defence Headquarters.

    Rear Adm. I.A Oyagha, formerly the Director of Transformation, Naval Headquarters now Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters; Rear Adm. S.H. Usman, Chief of Administration, now at the Naval Headquarters as the Chief of Naval Standard and Evaluation; Rear Adm. H.O Ngonadi, formerly Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters has been named the Navy Secretary.

    Others are: Rear Adm. O.U. Emele, Moderator, NIPSS Kuru, now the Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters; Rear Adm. A Shettima has been moved as Director Development, Defence Headquarters to become Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command (and Commodore D.S. Audu of the Central Pay Office, now Chairman, Military Pensions Board.