10 Facts About Jonah Wuyep

Jonah Domfa Wuyep was born on 23 November 1948 and is a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force.

Jonah Wuyep attended the Native Authority Primary School in Shendam from 1959 to 1964 and then the Government Teachers College Toro in north-eastern Nigeria from 1966 to 1969.

Jonah Wuyep entered the Nigerian military as an officer cadet in 1970 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force in 1973.

Jonah Wuyep completed his primary flying training in Kaduna Nigeria and gained his wings after training with the United States Air Force at Vance Air Force Base.

In 1980, Jonah Wuyep attended the Junior Command and Staff College in Pakistan and from 1983 to 1984, he undertook the Senior Staff Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.

Jonah Wuyep was then successively appointed the Senior Air Staff Officer at Tactical Air Command's headquarters, the Director of Operations and Air Officer Commanding Training Command.

From June 2000 to April 2001, Jonah Wuyep served as Air Officer Operations.

Jonah Wuyep acknowledged that development of the oil and gas in the Gulf of Guinea could be mutually beneficial to both Nigeria and the United States.

Jonah Wuyep expressing his hope that the former training program for Nigerian aircrew with the US Air Force would be restored.

In May 2006, Jonah Wuyep was unexpectedly dismissed as Chief of the Air Staff by President Olusegun Obasanjo.