The Nigerian
Air Force on Wednesday, January 1, announced the redeployment of 36 Air Vice
Marshals (AVMs) and 40 Air Commodores (Air Cdres) including some Branch Chiefs,
Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-service institutions,
directors and commanders.
The Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore
Daramola Ibikunle, in a statement said the appointments and redeployment, which
followed the recent promotion of some senior officers as well as the retirement
of some senior officers, was a routine exercise aimed at further
re-invigorating operational efficiency and enhancing service delivery.
Air Commodore
Ibikunle said the Branch Chiefs affected by the redeployment included: AVM
Oladayo Amao, the former Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP) headquarters
NAF (HQ NAF), who has now been appointed as the Chief of Policy and Plans
(COPP); while AVM James Gwani, the erstwhile AOC Special Operations Command
(SOC), has been appointed as the new CTOP.
Ibikunle
further said AVM Musibau Olatunji has been appointed as the new Chief of
Aircraft Engineering (CAcE), while AVM Mohammed Idris has been appointed as the
Chief of Administration (COA) HQ NAF.
Also
redeployed are: AVM Abubakar Liman, the erstwhile Commandant of the Armed
Forces Resettlement Centre (AFRC), Oshodi, who has now been appointed as
commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji. AVM Kingsley
Lar, the former COA HQ NAF, has been appointed as the Commandant of AFRC,
Oshodi; while AVM Abdulganiyu Olabisi, the former AOC Logistics Command (LC) is
now the Commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna.
The new AOCs
include: AVM Olusegun Philip, who is now the AOC Tactical Air Command (AOC TAC)
in Makurdi; AVM Charles Ohwo, the former AOC TAC, who is now the AOC SOC,
Bauchi; AVM Ibukun Ojeyemi who has been appointed as the AOC Mobility Command
(MC) in Yenagoa and AVM Musa Muktar who is the new AOC Air Training Command
(ATC); while the former Commandant AFCSC, AVM Lawal Alao, is now the AOC LC,
Ikeja.
Ibikunle
said other senior officers redeployed include AVM Anderson Kassimu who is now
the managing director NAF properties limited; AVM Mohammed Suleiman who is
appointed as the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans (CDPP), Defence Headquarters
(DHQ), AVM Tunde Awoyoola as Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation,
DHQ. AVM Ubrufi Uzezi as deputy chief of the Defence Space Administration and
AVM Charles Otegbade to the Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC),
Kaduna as commandant.
He said also
affected are AVM Idi Lubo who is now the Director of Policy HQ NAF, AVM Ayoola
Jolasinmi who is appointed as Director of Operations, AVM Aliyu Pani as the
director of administration and Air Commodore Abraham Adole as director of
training, HQ NAF. He added that also redeployed is the former Commander 011
Presidential Air Fleet (011 PAF), AVM Hassan Abubakar who is now the Chief of Staff
(COS) MC, Yenagoa. Ibikunle said Abubakar is to be replaced by Air Commodore
Abubakar Abdullahi while Air Commodore Simon Peter is to take over as the
Commander 053 NAF Camp, Abuja and Air Commodore Razak Olanrewaju is appointed
as the new Commander 651 Bases Services Group, Ikeja. He said the newly
appointed and redeployed senior officers are expected to take over their new
offices not later than Tuesday 7, January 2020.
