THE Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the posting and redeployment of several senior officers, including Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Directors, and Commanders to enhance operational flexibility, introduce new perspectives, and optimize leadership capabilities.
This was revealed in a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, which indicated that among those redeployed are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Olasunkanmi Abidoye, who moves from the Defence Headquarters to NAF Headquarters as the Chief of Standards and Evaluation; AVM Adeniyi Amesinlola, previously the Commandant at the Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, now serving as the Chief of Transformation and Innovation at NAF Headquarters; and AVM Abubakar Adamu, appointed as Group Managing Director of NAFIL Group.
Other appointments include AVM Iboro Etukudo as the Chief of Policy and Plans, AVM Francis Edosa as the Chief of Training and Operations, AVM Dalhat Ladan as the Chief of Air Intelligence, and AVM Suleiman Usman as the Chief of Communication and Information Systems. Additionally, AVM Sayo Olatunde will serve as Chief of Defence Policy and Plans, while AVM Lanre Oluwatoyin is appointed Chief of Defence Space Administration at the Defence Headquarters.
Also affected are AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the former Chief of Communication and Information Systems, now reassigned as the Chief of Civil-Military Relations; AVM Abiola Amodu, who served as the Director General of the Air Force Research and Development Institute, now the Chief of Aircraft Engineering; and AVM Patrick Phillips, now the Chief of Logistics.
The redeployment also includes AVM Elijah Ebiowe, appointed as the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Tactical Air Command in Makurdi, and AVM Sunday Aneke, who takes over as the new AOC Mobility Command in Yenagoa.
Other newly appointed Air Officers Commanding are AVM Abubakar Abdullahi, now overseeing the Air Training Command in Kaduna, and AVM Adeniran Ademuwagun, appointed as the AOC Logistics Command in Ikeja.
Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar congratulated the new appointees and emphasized the significance of the redeployment, which aims to provide strategic flexibility and optimize resources for improved operational effectiveness of the NAF.
He also highlighted the importance of employing deep and critical thinking to develop strategies that address current security challenges.
