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The Chief Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has enjoined Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) of the Nigerian Army (NA) to ensure the complete restoration of regimentation in the Army. He made the call, considering the critical role RSMs play in every unit/formation of the NA.
General Yahaya stated this while declaring opened, the Regimental Sergeant Majors Convention 2021, holding at the Headquarters 2 Division, Ibadan, according to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyeam Nwachukwu.
The convention had as it’s theme “Professionalism in a Regimented Environment: The RSMs in Perspective”.
The COAS charged the RSMs to put in their best to restore the traditions and customs of the profession, more importantly, now that the army is involved in joint operations with sister services and other security agencies.
He assured the RSMs that his administration would provide all necessary requirements within the limits of available resources while assuring them that his command would provide the necessary encouragement and conducive environment.
He said that would ensure that personnel were restored to a status that would promote professionalism in the NA.
General Yahaya noted that his keen interest in the welfare of RSMs and in the progress and capacity development of every soldier of the Nigerian Army shaped the theme of the convention.
He pointed out that the RSMs must therefore, ensure that at the end of the convention, positive change in the attitude, behavior and regimentation of the troops will begin to manifest.
He called on the RSMs to contribute meaningfully at the convention and to ensure that they go back better informed about their roles, stressing that the Army hierarchy needs their cooperation and expertise to move the force forward.
The RSMs convention is an annual event that congregates over three hundred participants across Nigerian Army units and formations.
Lateefah Ibrahim
