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New Service Chiefs Assume Duty TodayBy Rotimi Akinwumi, Correspondent, AbujaNewly appointed Service Chiefs are to formally assume duty today. They are Air Marshal Paul Dike, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Abdulrahaman Bello Dambazau, Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Isaiah Iko Ibrahim, Chief of Naval Staff, and Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, who replaces Dike as Chief of Air Staff. Nigerian Air Force and the Army on Wednesday made public their readiness to effect the change of guards as instructed by President Umaru Yar'Adua as notices were sent to newsmen inviting them for the ceremony. The Nigerian Navy and the Defence headquarters, however, did not put up any notice to indicate such. Though, Yar'Adua, who is expected to decorate the newly promoted officers with their new ranks, is yet to arrive the country from Mecca, it is expected that the change of guard would be done without any rancor. Until their appointments, Dambazau was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 2nd Division of the Army in Ibadan, Ibrahim was the Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Training Command in Lagos while Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, was the Air Officer Commanding the Nigerian Air Force Training Command.
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