ADMIRAL MAKANJU MACKSON KADIRI

ADMIRAL MAKANJU MACKSON KADIRI
Rear Admiral Makanju Mackson Kadiri, GSS, psc, fdc, is a retired Nigerian Navy officer who served as the Commandant of the National Defence College, Nigeria from 2019 until his retirement in March 2021. Prior to that, he was the Chief of Training and Operations at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja (2018–2019).

He attended the Senior Staff Course at the Marine Safety Course, USA, the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, the U.S. Coast Guard Training Centre, and the United Nations Administration and Logistics Course at the International Peace Support Centre, Nairobi. He holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science.

Admiral Kadiri served on various Nigerian Navy Ships, commanded the Forward Operating Base, and was a directing staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College and the National Defence College, Nigeria. He also served as the Navy Secretary at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja.