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NIGERIA AIR FORCE PROMOTES 29 AIR VICE MARSHALS, 31 AIR COMMODORES, COMMISSIONS 6 SNCOs

The Air Force Council (AFC) has announced the promotion of a total of 60 Senior Officers, comprising 29 Air Vice Marshals (AVMs) and 31 Air Commodores (Air Cdres), to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). 


The Council also approved the concessional commission of an Air Warrant Officer (AWO) and 5 Master Warrant Officers (MWO) to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Concessional commission is usually reserved for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) at the twilight of their career years in reward for hard work and in recognition of meritorious service to the Nation. 

 

The senior officers promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal are: Air Cdres Precious Amadi, Nnamdi Ananaba, Abubakar Abdulkadir, Anthony Ndace, Usman Abdullahi, Eneobong Effiom, Iboro Etukudo, Abubakar Abdullahi, Sunday Aneke, Nnaemeka Ilo, Adeniyi Amesinlola, Ebimobo Ebiowe, Micheal Onyebashi, Emmanuel Shobande, Sayo Olatunde, Francis Edosa, Ahmed Shinkafi, Bashiru Mamman and Halim Adebowale. 


Others are Ahmed Bakari, Framah Batnah, Adeniran Ademuwagun, Lanre Oluwatoyin, Titus Dauda, Olufemi Ogunsina, Paul Masiyer, Nkem Aguiyi, Abidemi Marquis and Oluwafemi Ogunmola.

 

Those promoted from the rank of Group Captain to Air Commodore are: Gp Capts Chukwuedo Illoh, Bamidele Amuda, Samson Adelakun, Hadi Ahmed, Abiodun Oyekunle, Caleb Olayera, Idorenyin Bassey, Philip Kwasau, Mohammed Omar, Ayodele Akinbuwa, Emeng Imoke, Luqman Lawal, Shaibu Buhari and Ehimen Ejodame. 


Others include: Mohammed Lawal, Idowu Ayo, Emmanuel Ola, Ewejide Akintunde, Elisha Bindul, Dogo Gani, Edmond Oluokun, Akeem Adebomehin, George Akinyimika, Mohammed Garba, Oladimeji Almaroof, Gowon Sule, Ifeanyi Azubuike, Hamisu Usman, Adebanjo Adeosun, Sabir Adeyanju and Halima Musa.


The SNCOs granted concessional Commission to the rank of Flight Lieutenant include: Air Warrant Officer Adole Abraham, Master Warrant Officers Liman Musa, Akinwale Olayinka, Akpabio Josephine, Nwojiji Okemini and Isa-Kaita Aminu.  

 

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on behalf of officers, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff of the NAF, congratulated the newly promoted SO's and SNCO's. He ueeed them to see the elevation as an impetus to re-dedicate themselves towards effective and efficient service delivery.


Air Commodore Edward Gabwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigeria Airforce, in a press statement on Wednesady, said the Officers will be decorated with their new ranks at a later date.


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