Following the recent  redeployment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Navy across the country, the Naval Shipyard, Port Harcourt, Rivers  State, now has a new officer.

He is Rear Admiral  O. E. Ekwe, who takes over from Rear Admiral D. B. Boer, who is now the Admiral  Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Lagos.

Until his new posting, Rear Admiral  Ekwe was the commandant, Nigerian Navy Engineering College , Sapele, Delta State.

It was learnt that the new  officer reported at his  duty post on Tuesday while handing over formalities are in process.

The Tide gathered in a statement by the Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu that the former Chief of Naval Standard and Evaluation,  Rear  Admiral  J. O. Aikhomu is now the flag officer, commanding Eastern Naval  Command.

It was further gathered that Rear  Admiral O. B. Ogunjimi, the former  flag officer commanding, Eastern Naval command, is now  the Chief of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, while Rear Admiral I.E Ibas is now the  flag officer commanding, Western Naval  Command.

Others are Rear Admiral J. N. Amaino, who was moved from Admiral Superintendent, Navy Dockyard  to Director of Marine Engineering, Naval Headquarters; Rear Admiral J. B. Oladimeji has been  redeployed from Chief of  Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters to Defence Headquarters as the Chief  of Administration; Rear Admiral U. O. Jibrin, from Chief of  Logistics, Naval Headquarters, now the Director of Training, Defence Headquarters, Rear Admiral K. O. Komolafe, from Chief  of Accounts  and Budget  to Group Managing Director, Nigerian  Navy Holdings; and  Rear  Admiral  E. O. Ogbor has been named the Chief  of Policy and Plans, Naval Headquarters.

He was formerly, the Chief  of Training and Operations, Naval Headquarters, among others.

It would  be recalled that a total  of 224 senior officers were redeployed  among whom where 49 rear admirals, 106 commodores and 69 captains.