Nigerian Navy Reshuffles The Appointments Of Senior Officers.
By Helen Udoh, Outlook Media ABUJA.
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.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the Director of Information, Commodore AO Ayo-Vaughan made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.
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 Headquartersis 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.
In view of the importance of this information, you are please requested to disseminate for
the general public awareness.