By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily– The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, has declared that despite the contemporary security challenges, the Nigerian Army (NA) under his leadership is being repositioned to conduct its operations very efficiently and proficiently.
Yahaya made this known on Wednesday, during the second Senior Command and Leadership Seminar held at the 1 Division Auditorium, Kaduna.
In a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army Chief explained that his desire to reposition NA became imperative in order to defeat the myriad of adversaries threatening the internal security of the country.
According to him, this was why the Army organised the seminar for the training its senior officers to prepare their minds on the need to place the NA on its rightful place for efficiency and proficiency.
“The seminar targeted incumbent and potential General Officers Commanding (GOC) and Brigade Commanders.
“The Army will be better positioned under the current leadership through effective training and re-training.
“Training will improve the capacity of the Army to checkmate security challenges currently bedeviling the country.”
The COAS assured that mechanisms were already in motion to reinvigorate training and to effectively plan and conduct operations, drawing lessons from previous operations.
He further charged the GOCs and Brigade Commanders to devise multidimensional, multidisciplinary and multifaceted approaches to defeat all adversaries and challenges.
Lt Gen Yahaya urged the senior officers to make the utmost use of the opportunities offered by the seminar.
Addressing participants at the seminar, the GOC 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Kabiru Mukhtar, noted that the seminar was a clear indication of the premium the Chief of Army Staff places on quality leadership in the Nigerian Army.
Mukhtar stressed that contemporary threats and operating environment demand innovative leadership and competence from commanders.
He noted that the operations under the Division have yielded remarkable successes leading to a marked decline in security incidents in the Division’s Area of Responsibility.
Speaking further, he attributed the achievements to the concerted effort of troops of the Division and sister security agencies, under the guidance of the Chief of Army Staff.