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By Philip Nwosu
Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured that troops would confront all threats against the country headlong and emerge victorious.
He gave the assurance in Lagos during the commissioning of projects within army formations. He urged troops not to rest on their oars until victory is achieved.
He said: “The troops are rearing to go, and I want to pledge the determination and the readiness of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army, to combat not only the current security challenges that confront our country, but also the future challenges that may confront us.
“The challenges across every zone of the country will be taken headlong and we will surely over come with the support of every other stakeholders in the country.The officers and men should not rest on the oars, we are not yet there, the threat is complex, the threat is adaptive and we have to do more than we are currently doing to completely eradicate and defeat the threat.”
Lagbaja pledged to transform the army into a well trained equipped and highly motivated force, towards achieving its constitutional role in a joint environment, this mission statement, he added, will be built on three pillars of operational effectiveness, leadership and sound administration.
He said that the projects that he had commissioned in Lagos fits into the sound administration aspect of his command philosophy, especially as it will go a long way to provide essential welfare support in terms of infrastructure and others needs troops of the Nigerian Army, their families and the barrack community.
Lagbaja had commissioned some projects at the Nigerian Army Ordnance Corps (NAOC), Nigerian Army Engineering Corps, and the 81 Division; Nigerian Army (NA) Ordinance School Officers accommodation, the NA Cantonment Jetty, Epe and the Papa Primary Healthcare Centre, Epe as part of the army’s civil-military cooperation to the community.
He also commissioned block of accommodation at the Nigerian Army Engineering Corps and the Hippo Hall of Fame and the Headquarters of the 81 Division.
He commended the GOC 81 Division for the establishment of the Hippo Hall of Fame which will store the records of things that had happened in the division.
