October 5, 2012 by Olalekan Adetayo
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday named Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Ibrahim, who is
from Kwara State, replaces Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, who
retires from service.
Until his new appointment, Ibrahim was the Chief of Naval Staff.
The President also named Rear Admiral Dele Ezeoba as the new Chief of Naval Staff. Ezeoba is from Delta State.
Until his new appointment, Ezeoba was the Chief of Administration at the Defence Headquarters.
Jonathan also named Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh from Adamawa State as the new Chief of Air Staff.
Badeh was until his new appointment the Air Officer Commanding Training Command, Kaduna.
The President however retained the incumbent Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, from Abia State.
Jonathan thanked the outgoing service chiefs for
their meritorious and commendable service to the nation and wished them
well in their future endeavours.
Ibrahim, the new CDS, was born on June 15, 1955.
A graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
and the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, he trained with
the Royal and Indian Navies.
Ibrahim is a Navigation and Direction Specialist.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Ahmadu Bello University.
In 2002, he was at the Royal College of Defence
Studies, United Kingdom and at the Department of War Studies and Public
Policy, Kings College, University of London for his Masters’ degree.
Ibrahim had tours of duty on Nigerian Naval Ships in
various capacities and is decorated with the Command of Sea Badge for
successful command at Sea on various Nigerian Naval Ships.
He was a Directing Staff and a Chief Instructor at
the Department of Maritime Warfare, Armed forces Command and Staff
College, Jaji. He was Secretary to the Chief of Naval Staff before being
appointed to command the Naval operations base, Nigerian Naval Ship
BEECROFT in 2001.
In 2003, Ibrahim served as Commander Naval Task
Group, Operation HARMONY in the Eastern Naval command, Calabar before he
went to the National Defence College as a directing staff later same
year.
SOURCE: The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper 5 October 2012.
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