The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Suleman Dahun, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, in the postings, Rear Adm. Saidu Garba, formerly the Navy Secretary, has been appointed Chief of Policy and Plans at Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Barabutemegha Gbassa, once Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command is now the Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters.
Rear Adm. Sanusi Ibrahim, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, moved to Naval Headquarters as Navy Secretary. At the same time, Rear Adm. Sileranda Lassa, formerly Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, had been appointed Group Managing Director Navy Holdings Ltd.
Also, Rear Adm. Muhammed Nagenu, erstwhile Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters, has been appointed Chief of Defence Administration at the Defence Headquarters, and Rear Adm. Solomon Agada, formerly Director of Peacekeeping Operations, Naval Headquarters, is now appointed Chief of Training and Operations, the statement said.
The postings also affected Rear Adm. Murtala Bashir, who moved from Naval War College as Commandant to National Defence College. At the same time, the former Director of Maritime Domain Awareness at the Naval Headquarters would now resume as Chief of Defence Civil Military Cooperation at the Defence Headquarters.
Similarly, Rear Adm. Okon Eyo, former Director of Training Defence Headquarters, had been appointed Chief of Naval Transformation, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Perry Onwuzulike, formerly Director of Lessons Learnt, Naval Headquarters, now the Chief of Naval Safety and Standards, Naval Headquarters.
Rear Adm. Monday Unurhiere, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command, had been re-appointed to Naval Training Command as Flag Officer Commanding.
Additionally, Rear Adm. Joseph Akpan, formerly Director of Personnel Releases, re-appointed at the Naval Headquarters as Director of Policy, while Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu, erstwhile Director of Manning, Naval Headquarters, has been appointed Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command.
Rear Adm. Tanko Pani, former Admiral Superintendent of Naval Ordnance Depot, had also been appointed Director of Plans, Defence Headquarters. At the same time, Rear Adm. Akinga Ayafa, formerly Chief of Naval Safety and Standards, resumed as Flag Officer Commanding Naval Doctrine Command.
Also, Rear Adm. Nuhu Bala was re-appointed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Transformation. At the same time, Rear Adm. Vincent Okeke, former Director of Transformation at Naval Headquarters, now moved to the Defence Headquarters as Director of Logistics.
The statement added that Rear Adm. Danjuma Moses also resumed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Training.
The re-organisation also affected Rear Adm. Yakubu Wambai, formerly the Director of Operations at Naval Headquarters, now appointed Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command. Rear Adm. Emmanuel Beckley resumed as Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordnance Depot.
Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu had been moved from Navy Hotels and Suites Ltd., where he was Managing Director, to Eastern Naval Command as Flag Officer Commanding. At the same time, Rear Adm. Nnamdi Muogilim was re-appointed to the Defence Headquarters as Chief of Defence Space Administration.
Rear Adm. Idi Abbas, Chief Staff Officer of Central Naval Command, is now re-appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding. At the same time, Rear Adm. Mohammed Abdullahi, former Commander of Naval Drafting, is appointed to Navy Hotels and Suites Ltd. as Managing Director.
Rear Adm. Samson Bura, formerly Director of Air Operations, Naval Headquarters, resumes at the Western Fleet as Fleet Commander.
Rear Adm. Olusola Oluwagbire moved from Eastern Naval Command to Naval Headquarters as Director of Operations; Rear Adm. Mustapha Hassan, formerly Chief Staff Officer of Logistics Command, took over as Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.
Similarly, Rear Adm. Baratuaipri Iyalla, formerly Managing Director of Naval Engineering Services Ltd., is now Chief Staff Officer of Logistics Command. At the same time, Rear Adm. Kohath Levi, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Ltd., was appointed Chief Staff Officer of Naval Doctrine Command.
Rear Adm. Patrick Nwatu, the erstwhile Deputy Commandant of Armed Forces Command and Staff College, resumed at Naval Headquarters as Director of Plans, Rear Adm. Habila Zakaria, formerly Chief Staff Officer of Western Naval Command, took over as Commander of Command Naval Drafting.
Rear Adm. Zakariyya Muhammed had been re-appointed as Director of Training at Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Ibrahim Shettima moved to Naval Headquarters as Chief of Logistics.
Rear Adm. Abdulmajid Ibrahim, formerly a Director at Defence Headquarters, has been appointed Director of Peacekeeping Operations at Naval Headquarters. In contrast, Rear Adm. Uduak Ibanga, formerly Director of Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Naval Headquarters, resumed at Naval Building and Construction Company Ltd. as Managing Director.
Also, Rear Adm. Kennedy Egbuchulam, who was the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, had been appointed as Director of Administration at Naval Headquarters, while Rear Adm. Saheed Akinwande, the former Principal Staff Officer to Chief of the Naval Staff, now the new Commandant, Naval War College, Nigeria.
Furthermore, Rear Adm. Umar Chugali, the Commandant, Nigerian Navy Provost and Regulating School, Makurdi, had been re-deployed to Defence Headquarters as Director of Cyber Security, while Rear Adm. Eugenio Ferreira, formerly Deputy Director Career Planning, Naval Headquarters, re-appointed as Director Manning.
Rear Adm. Bashir Mohammed, former Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, has been appointed Director of Project Implementation and Monitoring Evaluation to Naval Headquarters. Rear Adm. Mike Oamen, the immediate past Commandant of Defence Intelligence College, is now the new Chief Staff Officer of Eastern Naval Command.
While Rear Adm. Abolaji Orederu, formerly a Director at the National Defence College, moved to Naval Headquarters as Director of Ships Design and Acquisition, Rear Adm. Livingstone Izu, erstwhile Fleet Commander, Eastern Fleet, had been appointed as Director of Procurement, Naval Headquarters.
Rear Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, formerly Director Audit, Naval Headquarters, had been re-appointed as Director of Lessons Learnt. At the same time, Rear Admiral Alexander Bingel, formerly Commander Naval Base Lake Chad, took over as Director of Combat Policy and Tactics and Coordinator of NIMASA deep Blue, Naval Headquarters.
Also, Rear Adm. Abdullahi Ahmed, former Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER, is now the new Chief Staff Officer of the Naval Training Command. At the same time, Rear Adm. Hamza Ibrahim, the immediate past Commodore Superintendent of Naval Shipyard Ltd., resumed as Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Ltd.
Rear Adm. Sunday Oyegade, erstwhile Director of Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters, was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Naval Shipyard Ltd.
The new postings also re-deployed Rear Adm. John Mamman, formerly Maritime Component Commander, Operation `DELTA SAFE`, who moved to Naval Headquarters as Director of Recruitment, Reserve and Resettlement.
Also, Rear Adm. Peter Zakaria was appointed to the Naval Headquarters as Director of Armament. At the same time, Rear Adm. Chubuike Azike was re-appointed at the Defence Headquarters as Director of Education.
While Rear Adm. Ismaila Zelani, formerly Director of Sports, Naval Headquarters, was re-appointed as Director of Veterans Affairs, Rear Adm. Kennedy Ezete, erstwhile Naval Provost Marshal, now the Director of Transformation, Naval Headquarters.
Also, Rear Adm. Hamza Kaoje, formally the Director of Marine Services, Lagos, took over as Chief Staff Officer, Western Naval Command.