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• Navy elevates 58 officers
From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively. A total of 47 Brigadier Generals have been promoted to the rank of Major General, while 75 Colonels have also been elevated to the rank of Brigadier Generals.
Among the newly promoted Major Generals is the Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu; Brig Gen WB Etuk, Commandant Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management; Brig Gen JE Osifo, Commandant Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration, Brigadier General WM Dangana Commander Sector 3 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI; Brig Gen TB Ugiagbe, Acting Chief of Military Intelligence; Brig Gen ASM Wase, Deputy Director General Land Forces Stimulation Centre Nigeria Operations; Brig Gen MA Abdullahi, Commandant, Depot Nigerian Army; Brig Gen BI Alaya, Commander Command Engineering Depot; Brig Gen AO Oyelade, Director Personnel Planning Army Headquarters Department of Personnel Management; Brig Gen OO Arogundade, Commandant Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; Brig Gen EI Okoro, Commander 13 Brigade; Brig Gen CR Nnebeife, Executive Director, Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited; Brig Gen FU Mijinyawa, Director Plans Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans; Brig Gen MT Abdullahi, Commander 50 Space Command; Brig Gen M Adamu, Commander 32 Brigade; Brig Gen ND Shagaya, Commandant Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport; Brig Gen ME Onoja, Office of the CDS; and Brig Gen MO Erebulu, Acting Director Psychological Warfare Defence Headquarters.
Equally elevated to the rank of Major General are Brig Gen BA Ilori, Commander Army Headquarters Garrison Ordnance Services; Brig Gen MO Ihanuwaze, Director Budget, Army Headquarters; Brig Gen EE Ekpenyong of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre; Brig Gen SI Musa, Director Legal Service (Army), Brig Gen M Galadima, Commander, Command Finance Office; and Brig Gen AP Ahmadu Commander 1 Division Ordnance Service.
Seventy-five officers were promoted from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja charged the newly promoted senior officers to redouble their efforts to justify their elevation.
Meanwhile the Navy Board has also approved the promotions of 58 senior officers to various ranks in the Nigerian Navy. A total of 28 Navy Captains were elevated to Commodore while 30 Commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admirals. Among the newly promoted Rear Admiral is the Director of Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan. Vaughn in statement issued in Abuja, listed other promoted Rear Admirals to include; Commodores Adefemi Kayode, Kabir Mohammed, Gabriel Aligwe, Aliyu Gaya, Shehu Gombe, Godfrey Kwetishe, Robert Obeya, Musa Katagum, Kehinde Odubanjo, Pakiribo Anabraba, Suleiman Ibrahim, Olugbenga Oladipo, Haruna Zego, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, Mohammed Dahiru, Nnamdi Ekwom, Stephen Ibrahim, Mohammed Muye, Aniefiok Uko, Anenechukwu Ezenma, Olufemi Adeleke, Etop Ebe, Sunday Yahaya, Umaru Faruk, Michael Igwe, Ikenna Ubanni, Emmanuel Anakwe, Omotola Olukoya. Furthermore, Joseph Ake was promoted unto retirement.
