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Paul Dike | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Defence Staff | |
| In office 20 August 2008 – 8 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gen. O. A. Azazi |
| Succeeded by | ACM Oluseyi Petinrin |
| Chief of Air Staff | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 20 August 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep |
| Succeeded by | Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Maiduguri, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Borno State, Nigeria) |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy University of Ibadan Air command and staff college |
| Awards | Force Service Star Meritorious Service Star Distinguished Service Star Fellow of the War College Commander of the Federal Republic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Air Force |
| Years of service | 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 |
Paul Dike CFR FSS MSS DSS fwc (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.
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