Navy Chief redeploys 65 Rear Admirals in major shake-up

The Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Idi Abbas has approved the appointment and redeployment of 65 Rear Admirals to various positions at the Naval Headquarters (NHQ), Commands, and Tri-Service institutions in a renewed efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and fulfill its constitutional mandate.

A statement issued by Naval Director of Information, Aiwuyor Adams – Aliu Monday gave the breakdown of the postings to include Rear Admiral Suleiman Abdullahi formerly at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) now appointed Chief of Logistics at NHQ while Rear Admiral Kasim Bushi moved from Headquarters Naval Training Command (HQ NAVTRAC) to International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION) as Executive Director.

Also Rear Admiral Suleiman Dahun previously at NHQ was appointed to DHQ as Director Defence Cooperation while Rear Admiral Anenechukwu Ezenma formerly at the Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) has been appointed to DHQ as Director Lesson Learnt.

Rear Admiral Samuel Ngatuwa who was at NHQ moves to DHQ as Director Project Management while R Adm Ibrahim Shehu is to remain Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard Limited.

Also listed were Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed previously at the NHQ but now appointed Commandant, National Defence College, Rear Admiral Musa Katagum formerly at DHQ now appointed to NHQ as Chief of Operations, Rear Admiral Fredrick Damtong appointed Chief of Naval Engineering at NHQ, Rear Admiral Abdul-Rasheed Haruna formerly at DHQ is appointed Chief of Training NHQ, Rear Admiral Hamza Ibrahim, appointed Group Managing Director (GMD), Navy Holdings Limited (NHL).

Rear Admiral Sunday Oyegade proceeds to Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) as Director Logistics while Rear Admiral Gideon Kachim will move to DHQ as Chief of Defence Administration. Rear Admiral Saburi Lawal was reappointed to NHL as ED Business Development and Evaluation and Rear Admiral Jonathan Mamman formerly at DHQ was appointed to NHQ as Chief of Administration.

Also affected in the shake-up were Rear Adm Kehinde Odubanjo who was moved from NHQ to DRDB as the Director General, Rear Admiral John Okeke appointed to DHQ as Chief of Defence Civil Military Cooperation, while Rear Admiral Abolade Ogunleye appointed from NHQ to DHQ as Chief of Defence Training. Additionally, Rear Admiral Olatunde Olodude formerly at the Naval War College Nigeria (NWCN) is now appointed to NHQ as Chief of Policy and Plans, Rear Admiral Chijioke Onyemaobi will take over as Chief of Naval Transformation and Rear Admiral Peter Zakaria becomes ED Administration and Human Resource NHL. Also appointed are Rear Admiral Olufemi Adeleke from NHQ to Defence Space Agency (DSA) as Director Cyber Security, Rear Admiral Semiu Adepegba from Headquarters Central Naval Command (HQ CNC) to DHQ as Director of Defence Administration, Rear Admiral Abiodun Alade is now appointed Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Logistics Command while Rear Admiral Pakiribo Anabraba will take over as Chief of Naval Safety and Standard.

“Rear Admiral Emmanuel Anakwe will proceed to National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) as a Moderator, Rear Admiral Sunday Atakpa is now the Director of Hydrography, while Rear Admiral Abdul-Hamid Baba-Inna takes over as Navy Secretary, and Rear Admiral Bai Haruna Sabo remains as the MD Naval Building and Construction Company Limited. R Adm Etop Ebe will move from Naval Shipyard Limited to DRDB as Director Marine Research, Rear Admiral Patrick Effah is appointed Chief of Communications and Information Technology, Rear Admiral Bob-Manuel Effiong, appointed to Headquarters Naval Doctrine Command (HQ NAVDOC) as FOC, while Rear Admiral Suleiman Ibrahim was appointed as FOC HQ CNC. R Adm Yusuf Idris was appointed from NHQ to DSA as Director of Logistics, Rear Admiral Abubakar Mustapha appointed FOC, Western Naval Command (WNC), Rear Admiral Danjuma Ndanusa appointed to DHQ as Director of Logistics, Rear Admiral Chidozie Okehie appointed to Eastern Naval Command (ENC) as the FOC and Rear Admiral Ifeanyi Okpala appointed to DHQ as Director Transformation.

“Others are R Adm Sunday Yahaya who was appointed to DHQ as Director Defence Equipment Standardization and Harmonization, Rear Admiral Haruna Zego appointed MD, Nigerian Navy Hotels and Suites Ltd, R Adm Ebiobowei Zipele appointed FOC HQ NAVTRAC, Rear Admiral Muhsin Abba appointed from NHL to Admiralty Maritime Services Ltd as the MD, Rear Admiral Jonathan Ajodo appointed to Headquarters Logistics Command as the Chief Staff Officer (CSO) and Rear Admiral Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan appointed from NIPSS to Office of the National Security Adviser as Director PC4. Rear Admiral Victor Choji was moved from Nigerian Navy Basic Training School to HQ NAVTRAC as the CSO, Rear Admiral Mohammed Dahiru will now be the Director, Project Implementation and Evaluation at NHQ and Rear Admiral Nnamdi Ekwom was appointed to HQ WNC as CSO. Rear Admiral Umaru Faruk will take over as MD Naval Engineering Services Limited and Rear Admiral Vincent Gbaranwi was appointed to HQ CNC as the CSO, while Rear Admiral Steven Ibrahim proceeds to HQ ENC as the CSO.

“Rear Admiral Madumom Ide was moved from DHQ to NHQ as Director Plans, R Adm Paul Efe-Oghene will move to DRDB as Director Development and Production, R Adm Desmond Igbo was appointed to HQ NAVDOC as CSO, Rear Admiral Michael Igwe is now the Director Weapon Engineering. R Adm Mohammed Muye takes over as Commandant, NWCN. Rear Admiral Kolawole Oguntuga was appointed from Headquarters Eastern Fleet to NHQ as Director Manning, Rear Admiral Adedokun Siyanbade appointed from HQ NAVTRAC to NHQ as Director of Administration, Rear Admiral Raheem Taofeek appointed to NHQ as Director Veteran Affairs. Furthermore, Rear Admiral Kabiru Tanimu was appointed to DHQ as Director Special Operation Forces and Rear Admiral Ikenna Ubani moves from DSA to Naval Shipyard Limited as Admiral Superintendent Naval Shipyard Limited, Rear Admiral Aniefiok Uko was appointed from Armed Forces Command and Staff College to NHQ as Director of Operations and Rear Admiral Musiu Yussuff appointed to NHQ as Director Marine Engineering.”

While congratulating the newly appointed officers, the Chief of the Naval Staff charged them to rededicate themselves to duty and justify the confidence reposed in them.