NAF Gets New Spokesperson

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Monday announced the appointment of a new spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet.

The Service also, approved the redeployment of 97 other senior officers of the rank of Air Vice Marshal AVMs, and Air Commodores, Air Cadres.

The outgoing Director of Public Relations & Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, in a statement said that the redeployment followed the recent change of guard in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

He said that prominent among the new appointees by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Hassan Abubakar, are Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service Establishments, and NAF institutions.

He noted that the newly reappointed senior officers comprise 52 AVMs and 46 Air Commodores (Air Cdres), among whom are the former Commandant Air Force War College (AWC), AVM Abraham Adole now the Chief of Defence Policy and Plans (CDPP) at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ); while AVM Nkem Aguiyi takes over as the Chief of Defence Transformation and Innovation (CDTI) at the DHQ, and AVM Ahmed Shinkafi becomes the Chief of Defence Space Administration (CDSA).