COAS Commissions Medical Equipments, Charges Community To Make Its Best Use 

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Major General Faruk Yahaya has commissioned some medical equipments donated to the Health Centre at Buguma Community and equally handed over a remodeled Nursery and Primary School located in Asalga with a charge to the people of the community to make the best use of the two facilities. 

In a press release signed and sent to the Treasure Newspaper on Saturday morning, the Acting Deputy Director of the Army Public Relations for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Iweha Ikedichi stated that, the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Faruk Yahaya was represented by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division Nigerian Army/Land Component Commander Joint Task Force for South-South,  Operation Delta Safe, Major General Jamal Abdussalam at the event. 

Speaking on behalf of the COAS at the event, Major General Jamal Abdussalam stated “that it was indeed gratifying to observe that the projects would have direct bearing on the lives of members of the community”. 

Jamal added “that the Nigerian Army was aware of the tremendous support and goodwill it enjoys from across the Country and Buguma in particular; hence the citing of the projects in the community in honor of an illustrious son of the Buguma Community; Major General Tonye Numbere”.

An highest ranking officer of the Nigerian Army, Major General Faruk Yahaya while speaking further through his representative, said, “he took the deliberate steps in ensuring it gives back to the society the cooperation it has received by way of observing corporate social responsibility and providing social safety nets to those in need”. 

He added, that pursuance to his vision which is to have a professional Nigerian Army ready to accomplish assigned mission in a joint environment in the Defence of Nigeria, makes it imperative to ensure that the army pays close attention to non kinetic aspects of military operations. He went on to assure the people of Buguma Community of his readiness to ensure a good and cordial relationship with the civil populace and to them as host communities.

Also, speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Chairman Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Army Post Housing Limited, Major General Tonye Numbere stated that the choice of the projects was deliberate not just to affect a large percentage of the population but was designed to inspired to give hope to the young and future generations.

He added that a skills acquisition centre was deliberately added to the school so as to teach them the vocational skills they needed.

While thanking the COAS for the honor done to him, Major General Numbere used the opportunity to call for the support of Buguma citizens to develop and positively change the architectural landscape of the community.

Earlier, while delivering his welcome remarks, the Executive Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area Council, Honorable Onengiyeofori George thanked the Chief of Army Staff for the honor done the community by the recognition of the contribution of one of their sons in the Nigerian Army. 

He described the projects in the areas of education, skills acquisition and health care as critical to the development of any Community.

Highpoint of the ceremony was the commissioning and handover of the projects to the community, presentation of souvenir and group photographs.