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Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
Published 7:26 am
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that the plans by the Nigerian Military to establish a Defence Space Communication Satellite Centre in the state in its drive to ensure adequate security and protection of Nigerians, was a welcome development.
Fayemi, who said that the benefits of the initiative to the state were enormous, said its proximity to the Knowledge Zone which his administration had been working on was an added advantage.
The governor, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday while receiving the Chief of Defense Space Administration, Rear Admiral Williams Kayoda, said, “What I can assure you is that for us, we are absolutely committed to ensuring that this works”.
The Nigerian Navy has released major postings of its senior officers following the recent appointment of new Service Chiefs.
The major postings involved a total of 257 senior officers. The postings affected 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains.
In a statement yesterday, by Naval spokesperson, Sulemanterr Dahun, “Rear Admiral Francis Isaac, formerly the Navy Secretary, has been appointed Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral Abraham Adaji, formerly Group Managing Director, Nigerian Navy Holdings Limited is now the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters.
“Rear Admiral Danjuma Dogonyaro moves to Naval Doctrine and Assessment Centre, Lagos as Admiral Superintendent, while Rear Admiral Taiye Imam has been reappointed Director of Administration, Naval Headquarters.
Nigerian Navy redeploys 257 rear admirals, commodores, others in major shake up
The Navy said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment. 4 min read
The Chief of Naval Staff, Awwal Gambo, has approved the redeployment of about 257 officers of the force, the Nation newspaper is reporting.
A statement by the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Suleiman Dahun, on Saturday, said the exercise followed the appointment of new service chiefs.
The Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force had announced similar redeployments earlier in the month.
Mr Dahun, a commodore, said 60 rear admirals, 123 commodores and 74 captains were affected by the redeployment.
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