The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian Army will continued to review its tactics, techniques and procedures in order to come up with both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to defeat operational challenges.
The COAS stated this while declaring open a one day sensitisation training organised by the Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, Army Headquarters AHQ at the 8 Division in Sokoto State.
According to him, the sensitisation with the theme: “Enhancing Operational Effectiveness through Nigerian Army Lessons Learned Process/Feedback Mechanism” was organised for the junior and middle cadre leaders of the Nigerian Army.
He noted that the interection was one of the many measures emplaced to mitigate the challenges faced by the troops while operating in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous security environment.
He added that the seminar was premised on the need to improve the capacity of Nigerian Army personnel as well as to sensitize troops on the Lessons Learned Process in a bid to enhance combat readiness.
“The place of lessons learned is key to operational effectivenes, there are no secrets to success, It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure. Interestingly, you can also learn from success and observed gaps in the field and move towards addressing it accordingly.
“Consequently, commanders at all levels must continue to come up with innovative ideas to upscale their approaches towards improving man-management and battle readiness.
“Lessons must continually be identified and included in our day-to-day planning processes. Thus, it must be properly analyzed and applied in order to reduce human casualties and operational disabilities.
“This sensitization visit therefore seeks to rekindle the critical thinking skills amongst all commanders particularly junior commanders through creativity as well as enhancing their capacity to draw lessons from their operational engagements and other activities in the Nigerian Army,” he said.
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The Special Guest of Honour, the Chief of Army Staff, represented by the Chief of Transformation and Innovation AHQ, Major General Olusegun Samson Abai, commended the organisers and assured to continue to provide the much-needed logistics and guidance required for the execution of various tasks.
The COAS also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his continuous strategic guidance and invaluable support to the Nigerian Army.
“I reassure the nation of the unalloyed loyalty of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army under my watch to the President Commander-in-Chief.”
In his welcome remarks, the Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation, represented by the Deputy Director of Training and Examination Analysis, Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, Brigadier General Olayinka Are, said the interection was organised to enhance troops knowledge on how to extract, collate, analyse lessons to avoid the mistakes of the past.
He added that the purpose of the sensitisation is to enlighten troops of the 8 Division on the “Nigerian Army Lessons Learned Process/ Feedback Mechanism.
According to him, the topic for the sensitisation aligns with the pillars of the COAS’ Command Philosophy which is hinged on transforming the Nigerian Army through effective leadership, professionalism, combat readiness, and sound administration.
He applauded the operational efforts of the officers and men of 8 Division that have yielded good results and also urged them to do more to achieve the operational endstate.
General Abai expressed appreciation to the COAS for his guidance and for providing the resources to conduct the seminar.
He encouraged all participants to ensure that the knowledge acquired from the sensitization seminar is well utilized to entrench a better positioned Nigerian Army.
The Chief of Army Transformation and Innovation further thanked General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Comder Sector 2 North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA for the reception and the hospitality accorded to the AHQ team.
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