Sadique Abubakar, the chief of
the air staff (CAS), has approved the promotion of Grace Garba, a master
warrant officer, to the rank of air warrant officer (AWO).
Ibikunle Daramola, an air
commodore and director of public relations for the Nigerian Air Force,
announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said with the promotion, MWO
Garba becomes the first female senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO) to be
promoted to the highest rank in the non-commissioned officers’ cadre in the
Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Explaining that the NAF now has
its first female fighter pilot, Daramola said: “The promotion demonstrates the
commitment of the current NAF leadership in paying adequate attention to the
empowerment of female personnel to realise their full potentials.
“Similarly, for the first time in
NAF history, another female pilot is on the verge of completing training to
become the first female helicopter pilot in the Service.
“It is expected that the
promotion of MWO Garba to AWO would serve as a motivation and spur other
airwomen in the Service to strive for excellence and aspire for such rare
elevation.”
Born on February 14, 1966, in
Garkida, Gombi local government area of Adamawa State, Garba joined the NAF in
1986 as a member of Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 10.
She holds a certificate in
nursing from the School of Nursing, Maiduguri and another in midwifery from
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital.
The officer holds a certificate
in public health nursing from School of Health Technology, Kaduna and an
advanced diploma in public administration at the Federal University of
Technology, Yola.
She is currently the regimental
sergeant major (RSM) of the NAF School of Medical Sciences and Aviation
Medicine (NAFSMSAM), Kaduna.
She will be decorated with the
new rank on October 15
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