Army Promotion Examination: Stay off malpractices – Commander warns Candidates

The Commander Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA), Major General Kevin Aligbe has reiterated zero tolerance to Examination malpractices in the on-going 2024 Lieutenant to Captain Practical Promotion Examination (LCPPE).

The Commander who is the examination President sound the note of warning to the candidate during his address to the  candidates at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, 3  Armoured Division Nigerian, Jos Plateau State.

According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, General Aligbe warned the candidates to shun sharp examination practices pointing out that the consequencies of such offences is heavy sanction that will alter their progression in the Nigerian Army.

He therefore reminded the candidates that the examination is one in the series of professional military education designed to enhance their proficiency and junior leadership capabilities, as well as inculcate the core values of the Nigerian Army on young officers.

General Aligbe disclosed that the examination will also test the  discipline and courage of the young officers that will define their career progression in the Nigerian Army.

He stressed that  the examination is intandem with the Command Philosophy of the Chief of Army Staff Lt General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja which is “To Tranform Nigerian Army into well trained, Equipped and Highly motivated Force towards achieving its Constitutional Responsibilities In a Joint Environment”.

General Aligbe therefore assured the candidates of fairness and openness in the conduct of the examination by the Panelists and the directing Staff.

Earlier, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3  Division and Commander Special Task Force , Operation Safe Haven,  Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar in his address urged the candidates to put in their best and maintain decorum and discipline.

He pointed out that the examination is a catalyst in shaping their career progression, expand knowledge and understanding of various aspects of military Operations that will enhance their performance on the ongoing  counter Terrorism and counter Insurgency Operation across the country.

“Your performance in this examination is crutial for your career development. It become essential that you approach it with utmost seriousness and determination. I have keenly followed your activities in the last couple of days and i see an array of physical fit sulbaltern in the Nigerian Army”, he added.

Observers from Army Headquarters, Headquarters, 3 Armoured Division Nigerian Army, Principal Staff officers from  Headquarters TRADOC, Nigerian Army, Examination Panelists and the Directing Staff for 2024 Lieutenant to Captain Practical Promotion Examination were in attendance.