The Nigerian Navy (NN) board and the Air Force Council (AFC) have approved the promotion of 112 officers to new ranks.
While the NN elevated 55 senior officers to various ranks in the service, the NAF, on the other hand, promoted 57 of its personnel.
For the navy, the director of information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement that 25 captains were promoted to the rank of commodore while 30 commodores were elevated to the rank of rear admiral.
He recalled that the board had earlier promoted 72 commanders to the rank of captain.
The newly promoted rear admirals are Garba Abubakar, Adewale Olanrewaju, Fatah Sanusi, Domnan Dangwel, Hamisu Sadiq, Olusanya Bankole, Noel Madugu, Daupreye Matthew and Emmanuel Nmoyem.
Others are Clement Atebi, Oluwole Fadeyi, Julius Nwagu, Abdul-Rasheed Haruna, John Okeke, Olatunde Oludude, Sunday Atakpa, Abdul-Hamid Baba-Inna, Patrick Effah, Abubakar Mustapha and Chidozie Okehie.
Also promoted were Ebiobowei Zipele, James Okosun, Ibrahim Shehu, Fredrick Damtong, Chijoke Onyemaobi, Kasimu Bushi and Suleiman Abdullahi.
Ayo-Vaughan, however, said that Priston Efedue and Jamila Malafa were both promoted to retirement.
He said newly promoted commodores are Sola Adebayo, Stephen Ega, Mohammed Hassan, Hyacinth Nwaka, Ugochukwu Ajulu, Mohammed Alhassan, Benjamin Francis and Mohammed Manga.
Others are: Adewale Odejobi, Humphrey Oriekezie, Tamuno-Kubie Senibo, Toritseju Vincent and Badamasi Yahuza, Kennedy Ozokoye, Igbadi Abechi, Abidemi Abu, Sylvester Eartha-Ogwa and Salisu El-Hussein.
The rest include Idouye Ketebu, Ogochukwu Ogbologu, Adedotun Ogundiran, Enoch Sogbesan and Daniel Kumangari, while Lanre Ajibade and Chima Mpi were both promoted to retirement.
The statement added that the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, on behalf of officers, ratings and civilian staff of the NN, rejoiced with them and their families.
He urged them to rededicate themselves to their responsibilities and remain loyal to the nation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
In the case of the air force, the director of public relations and information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the AFC approved the promotion of 57 senior officers comprising 31 air commodores and 26 group captains to the next higher ranks.
Those promoted to the rank of AVM include Esen Efanga, Michael Ekwueme, John Laoye, Bgmibgmitawuza Solomon, Hassan Alhaji, Idi Sani, Patrick Obeya, Ahmed Dari, Gabriel Kehinde, Ebimbowei Yinkere, Anthony Ekpe, Patrick Phillips, Bukkan Sani and Ndubuisi Okoro.
Others are: Simon Peter, Olasunkanmi Abidoye, Lawal Danzangi, Abdullahi Bello, Boniface Ifeobu, Anthony Martins, Dominic Danat, Samuel Chinda, Mohammed Yusuf, Mohammed Aliyu, Alfred Shogbanmu and Paul Irumheson.
Meanwhile, the AFC also approved the terminal promotion of six senior officers comprising five Air Commodores to the rank of Air Vice Marshals and a Group Captain promoted to the rank of Air Commodore.
The five Air Commodores terminally promoted include Dauda Prayero, Christopher Egwoba, Sunny Ohemu, Akugbe Iyamu and Joseph Malgwi, while Group Capt. Aderemi Alli-Balogun, was terminally promoted to the rank of Air Commodore.
Others promoted from the rank of Group Captain to the rank of Air Commodores are: Nasiru Saidu, Idowu Adewunmi, Abdul-karimu Audu, Abdullahi Dogo, David Bello, Magnus Abanum, Friday Bassey, Babatunde Oguntunde, Chukwuma Ohanele, Loveday Wariboko, Okechukwu Okpara, Daniel Njoku and David Babalola.
The rest are Umar Idris, Semiu Bakare, Usman Umar, Gabriel Oyekale, Sunday Bello, Mathew Bulus, Jilantikiri Ijudigal, Isaac Adelakun, Musa Aileru, Haliru Badamasi, Apeh Joseph and Yelwa Mohammed.
The statement quoted the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, as “heartily” congratulating the newly-promoted personnel.
He therefore urged them to see their elevation as an added responsibility that called for strategic level, critical thinking and analysis in proffering lasting solutions towards curbing the current security challenges in the country.
For those on terminal promotion, Amao wished them well in their future endeavours.
He also urged them to justify their terminal elevation by being exemplary ambassadors of NAF who were ready, willing and ever ready to contribute their quota to the advancement of the service.
While the terminally promoted officers were decorated earlier by the CAS at NAF Headquarters, others would be decorated with their new ranks at a later date to be announced soon.
With NAN report
