LOGISTICS NAVAL COMMAND

The senior officer has served in various capacities in the navy both ashore and afloat. Prior to his current appointment as the Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Oghara, Rear Admiral Onyemaobi was the Director Naval Transformation Branch and before then, the Director Ships and Aircraft Spares, both at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja. He was also the Director Leadership and Management Studies and Member of Faculty at the Naval War College Calabar. Rear Admiral Onyemaobi was also the Commander Fleet Support Group, Central Naval Command and the Director Marine Engineering at the Naval Headquarters Abuja Nigeria. He was also a Chief Instructor and Directing Staff respectively at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Nigeria where he contributed to the training of middle level officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces in command and staff duties.

Rear Admiral Chijioke Onyemaobi has been awarded several medals including the Distinguished Service Star, Forces Service Star, Meritorious Service Star and several operations medals for his unblemished service to the nation. Other awards include the Passed Staff Course Dagger (psc+) and distinguished fellow of the Naval War College Nigeria (nwc+). His academic qualifications are, Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical engineering, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration, a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy and a Masters Degree in Strategy and Development Studies. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Council of Registered Engineers (COREN), American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) and an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Rear Admiral Onyemaobi is an avid writer and won the award for best allied research paper during his Strategic Defence Course at the National Defence College (NDC) Bangladesh and second best research paper during his Senior Course at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Ghana. His work was also published in the NDC Bangladesh Journal. He is married to Mrs Princess Onyemaobi and the union is blessed with 3 children; 2 boys and a girl. He enjoys playing scrabble, tennis and volley ball and is the current Nigerian Navy Triple Gold medalist in Scrabble.