The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has charged students of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji to imbibe professionalism in order to improve the performance of the Nigerian Army in ongoing operations against contemporary security challenges in the nation.
Army Spokesperson/Director Army Public Relations, Brig. General Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement sighed and made available to SpyeTV News on Friday.
The COAS gave the charge while delivering a lecture on his "Vision for the Nigerian Army", to students of Senior Course 45 of the College today Friday 2 September 2022, in an effort to inspire them to key into it.
While highlighting the pillars of his command to include professionalism, readiness, administration and cooperation with other security agencies and stakeholders, the COAS clarified that these pillars drive his vision "to have a Professional Nigerian Army Ready to Accomplish Assigned Missions within a Joint Environment" in a deliberate and conscious effort to achieve the constitutional mandate of the Nigerian Army.
Lt Gen Yahaya reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army under his watch to deal decisively with security challenges of the nation.
Speaking during the lecture, the Commandant of the College Air Vice Marshall Oluwarotimi Tuwase urged the Army participants to key into the vision of the COAS during and after their course with a view to effectively tackle security challenges bedeviling the nation.