By Olayemi Esan
The
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya has declared that logistics
remain a critical component in war if decisive success must be achieved.
The
COAS made this assertion in his remarks at the Combat Service Support
Training Week 2021, held at Brigadier General KH Yakubu Officers' Mess,
Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport (NASST), Ugbowo, Benin
City, Edo State.
Director Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema
Nwachukwu in a statement also revealed that the COAS said experiences in
the North East and other theatres of operations have demonstrated that
the need for essential logistics supplies in all forms of operations
cannot be overemphasized, if operational success must be made.
In the
same vein, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State re-affirmed the support
of the Edo State Government for the Nigerian Army, especially in light
of the enormous and selfless sacrifices of troops, who put their lives
in harm’s way, in order to foster peace, progress, and development of
the country.
The governor made this declaration during the event
while highlighting the State Government's effort in the ongoing
construction of 20-room hostel accommodation for the NASST.
Also speaking at the event, the Commander Corps of Supply and Transport, Maj. Gen. Bolaji Salami stated that the training would afford the Combat Service Support Arms of the Nigerian Army the opportunity to discuss topical issues that border on logistics and how best it could be streamlined in support of Nigerian Army operations.
He thereafter urged the participants to come up with a robust blueprint that would assist the Army in defeating its adversaries.
