A major
shakeup of officers of higher rank has occurred in the Nigerian Navy with the
appointment of four new Flag Officers Commanding (FOC) (General Officers
Commanding equivalent) to man various command of the force in Lagos and other parts of the country.
Commanding equivalent) to man various command of the force in Lagos and other parts of the country.
Twenty-One
Rear Admirals, (Major –Generals equivalents) were affected in the shake which
saw the appointment of Rear Admiral SAG Abbah as the new Flag Officer
Commanding Western Naval Command and also Rear Admiral Obi Offodile as the new
Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC).
Also Rear
Admiral V.O Adedipe was named Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command and
Rear Admiral P.O Onaji was appointed to head the Logistics Command of the force
as FOC.
A statement
from the naval headquarters Abuja said Rear Admiral AB Al-Hassan, formerly
Director Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, is now
the new Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command. Rear Admiral SMD Usman,
formerly Chief Staff Officer Logistics Command moves to Naval Headquarters as
Director Project Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate. Rear
Admiral HA Babalola retains his appointment as Chief of Policy and Plans Naval
Headquarters, while Rear Admiral JO Oluwole, formerly Flag Officer Commanding
Eastern Naval Command resumes at Naval Headquarters as Chief of Logistics.
The
reshufflement also affected Rear Admiral AA Osinowo, formerly Chief of Training
and Operations Naval Headquarters, who is now the Commandant National Defence
College, while Rear Admiral FD Bobai, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Western
Naval Command, moves to Naval Headquarters as Chief of Training and Operations.
Rear Admiral BEE Ibe-Enwo, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command,
resumes at the Naval Headquarters as Chief of Naval Standards and Safety, while
Rear Admiral IO Mohammed, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Naval Training
Command, is now appointed Deputy Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff
College Jaji. Rear Admiral T Dick, formerly Chief of Logistics has been
reappointed Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral MA
Emuekpere, formerly Director of Naval Intelligence is now Chief Staff Officer
Western Naval Command. Rear Admiral NP Aliyu, formerly Chief Staff Officer
Naval Training Command moves to DIA as Director of Logistics, while Rear
Admiral SI Enoch, formerly Chief Staff Officer Central Naval Command, has been
appointed Director of Search and Rescue at the Defence Headquarters.
Rear Admiral
MM Kadiri, formerly Commandant Naval War College, is now the Navy Secretary,
while Rear Admiral TC Udofia, formerly Chief Staff Officer Western Naval
Command, resumes as Commandant Naval War College. Rear Admiral OH Ngalabak,
formerly Fleet Commander Central Fleet, has been appointed Director of
Operations Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral FF Ogu, formerly Director
Manning Naval Headquarters, resumes as Chief Staff Officer Central Naval
Command. Rear Admiral AZ Gambo, formerly Director of Search and Rescue Defence
Headquarters, resumes as Chief Staff Officer Naval Training Command.

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