NAF releases posting and appointments of senior officers
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday released the posting and appointments of some senior officers.
The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the NAF Director of Public Relations & Information, Air Commodore Dele Alonge on Tuesday in Abuja.
The new appointments as released included four Branch Chiefs, three Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and two Commandants.
The four Branch Chiefs at the NAF Headquarters are; Air vice Marshal (AVM) AA Iya formerly the Chairman Air Exposition and International Liaison Secretariat (AILS) now Chief of Training and Operations (CTOP).
AVM AM Mamu, the former AOC, Training Command Kaduna takes charge as the Chief of Administration (COA); AVM, I J Yahaya moved from his former position as the Director of Works to become the Chief of Logistics and Communications (CLOG & Comms).
It released further that, Air Commodore C U Usoh, the former Director of Air Engineering is now the Chief of Aircraft Engineering (CAcE).
The three Air Officers Commanding are, AVM RA Ojuawo, the former Director of Operations HQ NAF now the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Tactical Air Command Makurdi; AVM WA Ahmed, now the new Air Officer Commanding Training Command Kaduna and AVM MA Muhammed from Managing Director, NAF Investment Limited to Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Lagos.
The two new Commandants are, AVM M.C Iloenyosi, who moved from the Chief of Training and Operations HQ NAF to Commandant, Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi and AVM S.A Dambo, the former Senior Air Staff Officer Training Command is now in-charge as the Commandant Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.
The release stated the posting and appointments were in line with the Chief of Air Staff’s efforts at transforming the Nigerian Air Force for greater and operational efficiency.
