Dele Joseph Ezeoba

Dele Joseph Ezeoba (born 25 July 1958) is a retired admiral in the Nigerian Navy who was the 20th Chief of Naval Staff.[1] Prior to that appointment he served as the Deputy Commandant Officer the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Nigeria.[2]

Dele Joseph Ezeoba
Chief of Naval Staff
In office
2012–2014
Preceded byOla Ibrahim
Succeeded byUsman Oyibe Jibrin
Personal details
Born (1958-07-25) July 25, 1958
Jos
Plateau State, Nigeria
Spouse(s)Vivian Ifeyinwa Ezeoba
Awards Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Navy
Years of service1976–January 2014
RankAdmiral
UnitChief of Naval Staff
CommandsPrincipal Staff Officer Administration, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) (Jaji - Nigeria), Director of Training, Defence Headquarters, Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters,
Chief of Defence Administration Defence Headquarters Abuja
Deputy Commandant AFCSC (Nigeria – Jaji)
Operations Officer Eastern Naval Command
Director of Operations Naval Headquarters (NHQ)

Early life

Admiral Ezeoba was born on 25 July 1958 in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, before he proceeded to the Britannia Royal Naval College.[3] He later attended the AFCSC as well as the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.[4] He also obtained a Master of science (M. sc) in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan.[5]

Prior to his appointment as the Nigerian Navy Chief of Naval Staff on 4 October 2014, he was the Deputy Commandant Officer of the AFCSC.[6][7] He has also held several positions in the Nigerian Navy until he attained the peak of his naval career as the Chief of Naval Staff.[8] He served as the Director of Operations Naval Headquarters (NHQ), Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Navy's premier training institution, Command Operations Officer Eastern Naval Command and member of the Armed Forces Transformation Committee.[9][10]

National assignments

He took part in the following national assignments:

  • Member of the Governing Board of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
  • Chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Committee on Combating Piracy and Environmental Pollution in Nigeria Waters[11]
  • Chairman of the Presidential Inter-Agency Maritime Security Task Force (IAMSTF) on acts of illegalities in Nigerian waters.
  • Chairman of the Ministerial Committee on Problems of Cargo Allocation by National Maritime Authority (NMA).

See also


References
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  2. "Tears as CDS hands over to CNS". Vanguard News.
  3. "Jonathan Appoints New Service Chiefs". thenigerianvoice.com.
  4. NVS. "President Jonathan Appoints New Service Chiefs". nigeriavillagesquare.com.
  5. "Nigeria: Jonathan Appoints Service Chiefs". m.allAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15.
  6. "BBC News - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs". BBC News.
  7. "Jonathan names new CDS, service chiefs". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15.
  8. Alphonsus Agborh - Asaba. "Ibusa community honours retired Dele Ezeoba, former chief of naval staff". tribune.com.ng.
  9. "Prosecute Illegal Oil Bunkerers, Pipeleine Vandals, Uduaghan Tells FG, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16.
  10. Nicholas Kalu, Calabar. "Oil theft greatly reduced in 2013, says CNS". The Nation.
  11. "Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com.
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