The Nigerian Navy has announced new appointments and re-appointments of officers for effective and efficient service delivery.

The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Navy Capt. Suleman Dahun disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

Those appointed, Dahun said, included three new Flag Officers Commanding, namely: Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade for the Logistics Command, Oghara, Delta, RearAdmiralMatthew Emuekpere for the Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, Cross River, and RearAdmiralSaleh Usman, who took over at the Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The acting director added that the appointment also affected 27 other Rear Admirals.

“These are: RearAdmiralBegroy Ibe-Enwo, who is reappointed at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja as the Chief of Naval Transformation; RearAdmiralVictor Adedipe is appointed Director of Plans at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja; whileRearAdmiralPeter Onaji is taking over as the Chief of Naval Safety and Standard at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja and RearAdmiralDogara Albehu is now the Director of Training at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja.

“RearAdmiralMicheal Ebe is assigned the Director of Plans, Naval Headquarters, Abuja, while RearAdmiralAliyu Lawal is taking over as Director Equipment Standardisation and Harmonisation, Defence Headquarters, Abuja.

“Others are RearAdmiralUchenna Onyia, who is now the Director of Administration at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja and RearAdmiralDavid Adeniran is reappointed the Commander Naval Drafting, Apapa, Lagos State,” Dahun said

Also affected are: RearAdmiralTanko Dakwat who is now the Admiral Superintendent Naval Ordinance Depot, Lagos State; while RearAdmiralAhamefule Eluwa was reappointed Moderator at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau.

The Naval spokesman said further that the appointment also affected RearAdmiralDolapo Kolawole as the Director of Policy at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja; RearAdmiralMike Okonkwo as the Chief Staff Officer at the Logistics Command Headquarters, Oghara, Delta.

Others are: RearAdmiralShuwa Mohammed as the new Director of Armament Supplies, Naval Headquarters; while RearAdmiralSegun Adebari is the new Group Managing Director at the Navy Holding Limited, Abuja;RearAdmiralAbubakar Al-Hassan is the Director of Transformation at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja; RearAdmiralObed Ngalabak is the Admiral Superintendent Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre, Lagos State.

Also in the list are: RearAdmiralAbraham Adaji, who was reappointed Director of Operations at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja; RearAdmiralJatau Luka is the new Chief Staff Officer at the Eastern Naval Command Headquarters; while RearAdmiralIbikunle Olaiya was reappointed as the Director of Naval Intelligence at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja.

“The appointment also include: RearAdmiralKamarudeen Lawal who is appointed the Director of Transformation at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja; RearAdmiralAbdullahi Adamu as the Director of Combat Physical Training, Naval Headquarters, Abuja; while RearAdmiralOladele Daji is redeployed to the Western Naval Command Headquarters, Lagos State as the Chief Staff Officer and RearAdmiralMaurice Eno is Director of Research and Development at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja.

“Others are: RearAdmiralSaidu Garba, who is now the Director of Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, Naval Headquarters, Abuja; as well as RearAdmiralBarabutemegha Gbassa as the Fleet Commander, Headquarters Eastern Fleet, Calabar, Cross River.

“RearAdmiralSanusi Ibrahim is now the Director of Manning at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja; while RearAdmiralMuhammad Nagenu is the Fleet Commander, Headquarters Central Fleet, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,” Dahun said.

The acting director said further that the exercise also saw the redeployment of 95 Commodores to various commands, units, and establishments. (NAN)