The Nigerian Navy has embarked on a reshuffle exercise involving 56 Rear Admirals and a Commodore.
The reshuffle is coming in the wake of the appointment of Emmanuel Ogalla, as the Acting Chief of Naval Staff, by President Bola Tinubu.
This exercise was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Information at the Nigerian Navy, A.O Ayo-Vaughan, which was made available to the press.
According to the statement, 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.
As part of the new appointments, “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.
“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, formerly 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 Headquarters, is 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 Administration at the Defence Headquarters, while Rear Admiral Hamza Kaoje who was the Director Equipment Standardisation 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, is 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 Hydrographer 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.
