The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has approved the appointment of Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa as the new Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) and spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
According to a statement by Deputy Director Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Kabiru, on Tuesday, October 8, Air Commodore Akinboyewa would take over from Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, who has been redeployed to NAF’s Civil-Military Relations Branch, as Director of Coordination and Cooperation.
The statement said: “This strategic realignment is part of the NAF’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its public and community engagement functions, while also ensuring a more robust and effective interface with the general public and stakeholders.
“As the new Spokesperson, Air Commodore Akinboyewa is expected to continue in the footsteps of his predecessor by overseeing NAF’s media engagements, strategic communications, and information dissemination, while building perception, maintaining transparency and further enhancing public trust and confidence.”
Air Commodore Akinboyewa is a member of the 43rd Regular Combatant Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the NDA, and a Masters Degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the same institution.
Until his appointment he was the Commandant of NAF’s Air Traffic Services Training Centre, Kaduna.
