The Nigerian Air Force on Monday announced the redeployment of some of its senior officers.
A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, said 12 Air Vice Marshals, 36 Commodores and 27 Group Captains were affected.
It said AVM G.A.F. Adekunle had been moved from his position as the Principal General Staff Officer to the Chief of Defence Staff to that of Air Officer Operations.
AVM A.S. Badah also moves from Defence Headquarters to NAF Headquarters as Air Officer, Policy and Plans.
The statement said AVMs I. Salihu and I.A. Kure were now Air Officer, Inspection and Air Officer, Administration respectively at the NAF Headquarters.
It said AVM G.B. Odesola had been made the Air Officer Commanding, Tactical Air Command, Makurdi, while AVM E.J. Aprekuma is the new Air Officer Commanding, Training Command, Kaduna, and AVM H.A. Na-Shehu, Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command.
It also said AVM A.T. Mu’azu had moved from the NAF Headquarters to Armed Forces command and Staff College as commandant while AVM C.E. Aroriode would take over as the Commandant of the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre.
AVM W.A. Oguejiofor was also appointed the Managing Director of the Air Force Foundation, the statement added.
Air Commodore J.C. Ifemeje was named the Air Secretary at the NAF Headquarters while Air Commodore A. Mamu became the Managing Director of Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Ltd.
It also named Air Commodore A.A. Ogunnaike as the Director of Policy, NAF Headquarters; Air Commodore H.R. Mohammed, Director of Air Engineering; Air Commodore A. Maisaka, Director of Medical Services, and Air Commodore O.A. Morgan, Director of Evaluation.
Others are Air Commodore O.A. Idowu, Director of Safety; Group Capt. G. Truman, Director of Air Intelligence; and Group Capt. S.A. Yushau, Director of Finance and Accounting.
Also redeployed were Group Capt. S.S. Adamu, Director of Works; Group Capt. S.J. Wukangha, Director of Administration; and Group Capt. A. Shehu-Othman, Director of Legal Services.
The statement named Air Commodore O.T. Oguntoyinbo as the Commander, 99 Air Combat Tactical Group; Air Commodore U.J. Atiku, Commander, 81 Air Maritime Group; Air Commodore M. Magaji, Commander, 88 Military Airlift Group; and Air Commodore S.O. Abosede, Commander, 301 Flying Training School, Kaduna.
Air Commodore I.M. Pawa was named Commander of 204 Wing; Air Commodore J.M. Gbum, Commander of Strike Group; Air Commodore F.M. Makinde, 333 Logistics Group; and Air Commodore A.J. Bolajoko, Commander, 45 Nigerian Air Force Hospital.
Group Capt. H.K. Tukur, was named Commander, NAF Detachment; Group Capt. O.C Oguejiofor, Commander, 104 Personnel Management Group; and Group Capt. O.A. Ogunjobi, Commander, NAF Detachment, Calabar.
The statement also said the postings were with immediate effect.
Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission on Monday in Abuja promoted 12 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police.
The elevation which took immediate effect, was based on the recommendations of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim.
The officers are Abubakar Mohammed; Ibrahim Ahmed; Christopher Ola; Saidu Daya and Bukar Maina. Others are Danlami Yar’Adua; Atiku Kafur; Muhammed Abbass; Aloysius Okorie; Shehu Babalola; Madueke Uzu and Charles Cole.
The commission stated that the promotions were in line with its vision of re-focusing and re-positioning the Nigeria Police Force to meet the challenges of policing a democratic nation in the 21st century and beyond.
A statement from the PSC Chief Information Officer, Ferdinand Ekpe, explained that the promotions were approved at the 18th Plenary Meeting of the commission which was chaired by Mr. Parry Osayande, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
It said that the body deliberated on various issues pertaining to the smooth running and effective administration of the NPF and took far-reaching decisions in its attempt at transforming the organisation.
The commission while congratulating the officers, urged them to re-double their efforts in the discharge of their duties to the nation.
It also called on all officers of the Force to re-dedicate themselves to the service of providing adequate security for the nation.
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The redeployment and repositioning is to meet up with the challenges .
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