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COAS ReAffirms Commitment, Wants Commanders To Create Enabling Environment For Development

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September 14, 2023

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… Presents Life Assurance Cheques To Families Of Deceased Personnel

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has reaffirmed the commitment and the desire to create enabling environment for development just as he presents life assurance Cheques to the families of the deceased personnels with the hope of assuring the safety of the environment for good governance and Socio economic development in partnership with other security agencies.

The Army boss gave the commitment and affirmation on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff combined second and third quarters conference 2023, held at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess 1 in Asokoro, Abuja.

Addressing the conference further, the COAS averred that the briefs and presentations made during the conference have reinforced the tasks and clearly depicted the challenges ahead of the Nigerian Army. He charged all formation commanders to calibrate their strength to deal decisive blow on the nation’s adversaries.

He added, that the far reaching decisions made during the conference will propel the Nigerian Army to redefine its training and operational activities in order to actualize desirable outcomes.

General Lagbaja remarked that the conference provided a veritable platform to review Nigerian Army training, operational and administrative activities that directly relate to national security.

The COAS also presented cheques to 10 maiden beneficiaries of the Nigerian Army Personal Insurance Scheme in an effort to provide financial security and support to families of personnel, who died in active service.

The Army Chief who expressed appreciation to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria for his interventions in repositioning the Nigerian Army for optimal operational performance, pledged the unalloyed loyalty of officers and soldiers of the Nigeria Army to Federal Government and the constitution of Nigeria. He maintained that the Nigeria Army will serve as good example to other Armies.

Highpoint of the conference was the decoration of the former Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Major General Abdul Kahlifa Ibrahim with National Order of Chad medal of honour, presented to him by the Chadian Government, during his tour of duty.

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