NAF Appoints, Redeploys Senior Officers, Gets New Spokesman

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appointed and redeployed senior officers in new posting to inject new blood in the system.

A statement by Group Captain Joel Abioye said the newly appointed and redeployed senior officers are expected to assume their offices on or before Friday, 6 January 2023.

He said the shake-up is part of routine exercise aimed at ensuring operational efficiency and effective service delivery.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao by the foregoing approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Institutions including a new Spokesperson and other senior officers.

He listed the newly appointed Branch Chiefs as Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Jackson Yusuf, formerly, Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP), Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) who is now the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans (CDPP), Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja,  AVM Idi Lubo, erstwhile  Commandant Armed Forces Resettlement Centre  is now Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) HQ NAF, AVM Mohammed Yakubu, immediate past Commandant Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is now appointed Chief of Aircraft Engineering, HQ NAF, while AVM Ayoola Jolasinmi, former CDPP, DHQ is now the Chief of Defence Space Administration.

Also, the immediate past Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, AVM Anthony Tuwase is now the Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation (CDTI), DHQ.

Others are  AVM Paul Masiyer who is now the Chief of Logistics, HQ NAF, AVM Ibikunle Daramola the erstwhile Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Ground Training Command (GTC) is appointed the Chief of Communications Information Systems (CCIS), HQ NAF, AVM Samuel Chinda appointed Chief of Air Intelligence, HQ NAF while AVM Anthony Ndace is now the Air Secretary, HQ NAF.

Also affected by the new appointments are AVM Emmanuel Wonah, former Chief of Aircraft Engineering who is now the Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, AVM Charles Ohwo, former CDTI who  has now been appointed as the Commandant Armed Forces Resettlement  Centre, Lagos, AVM Paul Jemitola, the immediate past Air Secretary is now the Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna and  AVM Abraham Adole as the Commandant, Air Force War College, Makurdi.

The newly appointed AOCs are AVM Sayo Olatunde, former  Commandant Air Force War College now the AOC, Ground Training Command, Enugu, AVM Ebimobo Ebiowe is now the AOC Mobility Command, Yenagoa while the former Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore (Air Cdre) Edward Gabkwet has been appointed Commander 551 NAF Station, Jos as Air Cdre Wapkerem Maigida is now the new NAF Spokesperson.

Meanwhile, Air Cdre Olayinka Oyesola takes over as the Air Component Commander (Joint Task Force North East) Operation Hadin Kai.

Air Marshal Amao while congratulating the new appointees charged them to bring their professional experiences to bear and continually explore new methods of proffering workable solutions and renewed strategies to resolving the security challenges in the country.