The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appointed Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame as the new Director of Public Relations and Information.
He succeeds Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, who has been moved to the Defence Headquarters to serve as the Director of Civil-Military Relations.Air Commodore Ejodame is a highly accomplished officer with a solid expertise in defense management, logistics, and strategic planning, according to a statement from NAF Headquarters.
He graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy’s (NDA) 45th Regular Course.
Air Commodore Ejodame graduated from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Transport and Logistics, and a Doctorate in Information Systems and Management Studies.
Additionally, he completed a course on supply chain optimization and decision-making in Portugal and received logistics training at the United Nations International Peace Support Operations Centre in Kenya.
He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji and the Air Force War College in Makurdi, where he was recognized as the Best Graduating Participant.
Additionally, he has received the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Air Staff Awards at the National Defence College in Abuja.
Air Commodore Ejodame has served as a Directing Staff at both the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji and the National Defence College in Abuja.
He was also the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Kaduna and previously held the position of Director of Procurement at AFIT.
Furthermore, he has acted as Nigeria’s Defence Adviser at the Nigerian High Commission in Malaysia, where he was also accredited to nine other countries, enhancing Nigeria’s defense relationships in the region.
Air Commodore Ejodame is a member of several professional bodies, including:
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)
Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM)
Fellow of the Air Force War College and National Defence College
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria