Paul Dike Explained
| Paul Dike |
| Honorific Prefix: | Air Chief Marshal |
| Birth Place: | Maiduguri, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Borno State, Nigeria) |
| Office1: | Chief of Defence Staff |
| Term Start1: | 20 August 2008 |
| Term End1: | 8 September 2010 |
| Predecessor1: | Gen. O.A. Azazi |
| Successor1: | ACM Oluseyi Petinrin |
| Office2: | Chief of Air Staff |
| Term Start2: | 1 June 2006 |
| Term End2: | 20 August 2008 |
| Predecessor2: | Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep |
| Successor2: | Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin |
| Serviceyears: | 1975 - 2010 |
| Rank: | Air Chief Marshal |
| Commands: | Chief of Air Staff, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Chief of Defence Staff, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Commander, ECOMOG Air Detachment, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Commander, National Air Defence Corps
Commander, the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet, PAF
Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Training Command, Kaduna
Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Makurdi, Benue State |
| Allegiance: |  Nigeria |
| Branch: | Nigerian Air Force |
| Alma Mater: | Nigerian Defence Academy
University of Ibadan
Air command and staff college |
Paul Dike (born 1950) is a retired air chief marshal of the Nigerian Air Force, who was the Chief of the Air Staff from 2006 to 2008.[1] In August 2008, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff. Prior to his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff, Dike was Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command. Appointed Commander of the Presidential Air Fleet in 1997 by military dictator General Sani Abacha, he was appointed Chief of Air Staff by General Olusegun Obasanjo's civilian government in 2006.
Promotions
- Officer Cadet, Nigerian Defence Academy, 22 January 1973.
- Commissioned Pilot Officer, Nigerian Air Force, 21 June 1975.
- Flying Officer, 22 January 1977
- Flight Lieutenant, 22 January 1981
- Squadron Leader, 22 July 1985
- Wing Commander, 22 January 1991
- Group Captain, 22 January 1996
- Air Commodore, 22 January 2001
- Air Vice Marshal, 22 January 2004
- Air Marshal, 30 May 2006, made CAS the same day.[2]
- Air Chief Marshal, 20 August 2008
Appointments and positions held
ACM Paul Dike held the following office prior to becoming Chief of Defence Staffs
- Staff Officer I, Operations Headquarters, Tactical Air Command
- Instructor Pilot, Operational Conversion Unit, MiG-21 fighter jets
- Chief Flying Instructor, 303 Flying Training School, FTS.
- Commander, ECOMOG Air Detachment, Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Directing Staff, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna.
- Commander, National Air Defence Corps.
- Deputy Director, Plans, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters.
- Director of Operations, Nigerian Air Force Headquarters.
- Commander, Nigerian Air Force Station, Yola, Adamawa State.
- Airport Commandant, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
- Appointed Commander, the Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet, PAF by the late General Sani Abacha
- Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Training Command, Kaduna.
- Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Makurdi, Benue State.
- Appointed the 15th Chief of Air Staff (CAS) on 1 June 2006 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
- Appointed the Chief of Defence Staff, Defence Headquarters, Abuja on 20 August 2008 by President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. On 8 September 2010, thereby becoming the First Nigerian Airforce officer to attain the Rank of Air Chief Marshal
References
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-05-19 . Celebrating 57 Years of Formidable Aerial Warfare . 2022-03-04 . THISDAYLIVE . en-US.
- Web site: Meet the New CDS Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike. howng.com . 8 January 2017.
