Navy Approves Mass Redeployment Of Top Officers

Following the recent promotion of some senior officers in the service, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin has approved the massive redeployment of a number of them to various sectors, departments and commands.

The new changes was announced yesterday in a statement signed by the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, with the affected senior officers including Rear Admiral JA Akinwale, Chief of Administration Defence Headquarters who moves to the Naval Headquarters as Chief of Policy and Plans, and Rear Admiral AOA Ikioda takes over as Chief of Administration at Defence Headquarters.

Also affected are: Rear Admiral IE Ibas formerly Chief of Logistics Naval Headquarters who moves to Navy Holdings Limited as Group Managing Director and Rear Admiral IA Oyagha, formerly Chief of Training and Operations is now appointed Chief of Naval Standards and Safety.

Also, Rear Admiral OE Ekwe formerly Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Limited, resumes as Chief of Naval Engineering. He swaps with Rear Admiral SU Chinweuba who takes over as Admiral Superintendent Naval Dockyard Limited.
Additionally, Rear Admiral SH Usman, formerly Chief of Naval Standards and Safety, resumes at Defence Headquarters as Director of Training; Rear Admiral PA Agba moves from Central Naval Command where he was Flag Officer Commanding to Naval Headquarters as Chief of Logistics; Rear Admiral SI Alade, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command resumes as Chief of Nigerian Navy Transformation Office; and  Rear Admiral BA Egbedina moves to Naval Training Command as Flag Officer Commanding from the Logistics Command where Rear Admiral OP Ozojiofor is appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding.

The redeployment also affected Rear Admiral GA Anyankpele, formerly Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command, who is now resuming at Naval Headquarters as Director of Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate; Rear Admiral HH Babalola, formerly Director of Nigerian Navy Transformation Office is now the new Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command; Rear Admiral SE Ogoigbe moves from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji to the Central Naval Command as Flag Officer Commanding; and Rear Admiral OC Medani, former Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, resumes as Chief of Training and Operations at the Naval Headquarters.

In the same vein, Rear Admiral JKZ Ango, formerly Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordinance Depot, is now the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command;  Rear Admiral JO Okojie resumes as Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordinance Depot from the Eastern Naval  Command where he was Chief Staff Officer; and Rear Admiral AA Osinowo, formerly Chief Staff Officer Naval Training Command, who resumes at Defence Headquarters as Director Equipment Standardization and Harmonization; while Rear Admiral JO Oluwole also resumes at Naval Headquarters as Director of Research and Development while Rear Admiral FD Bobai moves from Defence Headquarters to Naval Headquarters as the Navy Secretary.

The rest are Rear Admiral SU Ahmadu moves from the Central Pay Office to the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) as Director of Finance and Accounts; Surgeon Rear Admiral J Onubi has been reappointed as Commander/Chief Consultant Chem Pathologist at the Naval Medical Centre Victoria Island, Lagos; Surgeon Rear Admiral EE Enechukwu has also been reappointed as Commander/Chief Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecologist Nigerian Navy Hospital Warri and Command Medical Officer Central Naval Command in addition; and Rear Admiral JA Ajani moves from DIA to Defence Headquarters as Director of Plans.

Furthermore, Rear Admiral KB Ati-John moves to Defence Headquarters as Director of Development from the Naval Headquarters where he was Director of Operations; Rear Admiral AA Dacosta has been reappointed Commander Defence Headquarters Garrison; and Rear Admiral MM Salami has also been appointed Director of Plans Naval Headquarters.

On the move also ar Rear Admiral JD Michika has been reappointed Chief Staff Officer at Central Naval Command while Rear Admiral BA Oguntola resumes as Chief of Accounts and Budget Naval Headquarters; and Rear Admiral AA Abdulkadir is appointed Chief Staff Officer Eastern Naval Command, while Rear Admiral BEE Ibe-Enwo also resumes as Chief Staff Officer Western Naval Command. Rear Admiral SO Paul has been appointed Chief Staff Officer, Logistics Command, while Rear Admiral UA Essien is appointed Director of Policy at Naval Headquarters.

Similarly, Rear Admiral SAG Abbah resumes at Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji as Deputy Commandant while Rear Admiral VO Adedipe moves from Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji to Naval Headquarters as Director of Administration; Rear Admiral BT Yusuf has been reappointed Director of Naval Accounts while Rear Admiral T Dick is now Director of Training Naval Headquarters; and  Rear Admiral DO Ajatoye moves from the Central Naval Command to Naval Headquarters as Director of Weapon Electrical Engineering.

According to Aliyu, the senior officers are expected to resume in their new appointments in the third and fourth weeks of December 2014