The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has charged the men and women of the Nigerian Army to strive to ensure they conduct themselves professionally and respond adequately to threats against the nation in accordance with the Constitution.
The army Chief gave the Charge in Abuja, while declaring open the Combined Second and Third Quarters COAS Conference 2021 at the Command Officers Mess 1, Asokoro.
General Yahaya said he has directed that serious attention be given to sustaining and improving the fighting tempo in all ongoing Nigerian Army operations across the Country as well as for the conduct of special operations especially in the North Central and Northwest Regions to address the deteriorating security infractions in the Regions.
He also said concerted efforts are also being made to eliminate the threat of improvised explosive devices which has been a major impediment to troops and our operations In Operation HADIN KAI.
The COAS further stated that Nigerian Army under his watch will remain resolute and continue to chart progressive paths towards tackling the security challenges confronting the Country.
“As you are aware, I took over command of the Nigerian Army at a very critical period when the nation is facing daunting security challenges characteristic of a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. This was rightly highlighted by the Commander in Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, during my first meeting with him. During the meeting, the President reiterated his orders for the Armed Forces to decisively deal with all security challenges facing the Country. Thus, as an Army we must strive to ensure we conduct ourselves professionally and respond adequately to threats against our nation in accordance with the Constitution”
“In line with the President’s directive and my intent to rebuild the Nigerian Army into a formidable force, I conceived the vision of having “A Professional Nigerian Army Ready to Accomplish Assigned Missions within a Joint Environment in Defence of Nigeria’. Accordingly, it is my belief that my vision would drive my command philosophies which include Professionalism Readiness, Administration and Cooperation as the cardinal pillars. We have commenced building bridges across the Services and agencies through robust joint, interagency, and inter-governmental framework to confront our current security challenges. As formation commanders and Principal Staff Officers, your role is critical to the attainment of my vision. As officers and commanders under whose charge are placed men, materiel, and other resources, you are the key drivers of these pillars. You must therefore note that even if we have all we require, we might not achieve much without you providing effective leadership, good attitude and acting professionally in all our conduct, of operations and other activities” said the COAS
The Chief of Army Staff Combined Second and Third Quarter Conference 2021 is the first edition since General Faruk Yahaya assumed command as the Chief of Army Staff on 27 May 2021.
Earlier in his welcomed address, the Chief Policy and Plans Army, Major General Anthony Omozoje said the conference was designed to enable commanders to interact on ongoing operations, and to discuss all activities of Nigerian army during the second and third quarters of the year.
According to him, the current security challenges in the nation require army to review its current operations and adopt better strategies to tackling them while expressing confidence that the conference would produce the blueprint and outcome that would help in reshaping the security landscape of the country.
It is the first COAS Conference focuses on developing strategies to tackling all forms of insecurity as well as spotlight all the activities that have taken place in the first quarter and other security challenges in the country.
The theme of the second and third quarter COAS Conference is “Developing Enduring Strategies to Accomplish Assigned Missions in a Joint Environment“.
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