The Air Force Council has approved the promotion of 78 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The promotions comprise 14 Air Vice Marshals, 19 Air Commodores and 45 Group Captains.
A statement by NAF spokesman, Ayodele Famuyiwa, said those promoted
to the rank of Air Vice Marshal include the Air Component Commander
OPERATION DELTA SAFE, Air Commodore Paul Dimfwina; Commander
Presidential Air Fleet, Air Commodore Saddiq Kaita; Director of Legal
Services at the Defence Headquarters, Air Commodore Mahmoud Ahmed; Chief
of Accounts and Budget at Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Air
Commodore Clement Ogbeche and; Principal Air Staff Officer to the Chief
of the Air Staff, Air Commodore Abubakar Bagare.
Others include Air Commodores Mohammed Idris, Charles Oghomwen, Napoleon
Bali, Remigus Ekeh, Abdulganiyu Olabisi, Ibukun Ojeyemi, Bello Garba,
Tunde Awoyoola and Cletus Udeagulu.
The senior officers elevated to the rank of Air Commodore include
Group Captains Hassan Abubakar, Tajudeen Yusuf, Ebinbowei Yinkere,
Abubakar Adamu, Ibikunle Daramola, Ilemobola Amodu, Abubakar Abdulkadir,
Sunday Aneke, Bgmibgbmitawuza Solomon, Lanre Oluwatoyin, Ayoola
Jolasinmi, Titus Dauda, Olanrewaju Shobande, Sani Rabe, Dominic Danat,
Anthony Nweke, Sayo Olatunde, Nanjul Kumzhi, and Bukkan Sani.
The statement added that the promotions are in line with one of the
key drivers of the vision of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal
Sadique Baba Abubakar, which is to promote and inculcate the core values
of integrity, excellence and service delivery among NAF personnel.
“As an annual exercise, the NAF undertakes promotion exercise to
motivate officers and men towards rededicating themselves to duty, the
Service and the nation at large.
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