Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet has assumed duty as the 17th Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
Gabkwe took over from AVM Ibikunle Daramola, who was affected by the deployments carried out by NAF.
A statement issued by Wing Cdr. Bassey Okon, on Thursday in Abuja, on behalf of the Director of Public Relations and Information, stated that Daramola was
at the helm of affairs for about two years and seven months.
Born in Kaduna, Gabkwet hails from Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau. He attended St. Joseph’s College, Vom, Plateau and later proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of 42nd Regular Course.
Gabkwet was commissioned into the NAF as a Pilot Officer on Aug. 16, 1996. He is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba Lagos State, where he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations in 2008.
He attended several courses some of which include: International Military Public Relations Course in Sweden, Junior and Senior Command and Staff Courses at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State.
The officer also attended Strategic Public Relations and Crisis Management Courses at Pinnacle PR, London.
