The members of the Nigerian Army Direct Regular Commission, Course Four of 1993, (DRC 04/93), have been called upon to continue to contribute their quarter to critical national issues and development.
Brigadier General Tunde Ogbeha, made the call while addressing members of the Direct Regular Commission, Course Four of 1993 as they marked their 30th anniversary and reunion, at the Scorpion Officers Mess, Wu Bassey Barracks, Abuja, Nigeria.
Brigadier General Tunde Ogbeha who was the Chairman of the Occasion applauded members of the DRC 04/93 association for contributing so much to the Nigerian Army in their various capacities and specialisation.
He advised members that beyond the Association of Direct Regular Commission, Course Four, they must put in place legacies that will sustain the association and pass from their generation to their children’s generation.
“They are held by one string, the string is that they belong to the military and that Military ethics teaches them that they should be one another’s keeper, they need a platform to serve as a forum for unity of association for the general welfare of their members” stated Brigadier General Tunde.
The Chairman, of the caretaker Committee of the DRC 04/93 Association, Brigadier General Kukasheka Sani Usman, while giving an insight into the association said it has a total of Hundred and Seventeen (117) members out of which 20 passed away.
General Sk Usman reiterated that reunions and anniversaries are to strengthen the bonds developed amongst members as they strive to contribute to the national development, peace and security of Nigeria.
“As you can see, we are leveraging on the expertise diverse expertise of the composition of the membership of this course, we have professionals in various fields of endeavours, some into the medical, logistics, some engineering and so on”
“if you have heard what I said earlier we’ll continue to contribute to the betterment of society, using the advantage of our wealth of experience and expertise in our various fields, therefore is a kind of a work in progress, where we’ll harmonise the expertise of members to see how we can contribute better to national development, peace and security” stated General Kukasheka Usman.
On the journey so far by the association, General Uman said,
“It was challenging and rewarding in the sense that after thirty years we are waxing stronger and we still have some of our colleagues in the army and some outside the country while others working with UN and other international bodies, so it’s a thing of joy, pride to have these people around some of whom we have not seen for the past thirty years. You can see the level of friendship as if it was just yesterday”.
Health Talk
While delivering a health talk at the occasion, a Professor of Integrative Medicine, Professor Osmond Oyeka said Holistic health is understanding that man is a tripartite being made up of body, mind and spirit and certain factors such as diet, environment and electromagnetic ignitions affect that holistic health.
These developmental factors and advances he said have changed the advent of diseases in the human body which sometimes may not be diagnosed by medical sciences. It becomes important to keep on monitoring stress levels, sleep more and have time for relaxation.
The event which was also witnessed by members of the association who joined live on Zoom, had the presentation of souvenirs to some members and guests as well as entertainment by the band of the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade.
Dominica Nwabufo
