Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has charged army commanders to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
He gave the charge while declaring open the Second Senior Command and Leadership Seminar 2022, holding at the Dr Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The COAS, who was represented by the Corps Commander, Infantry, Major General Victor Ezeugwu, charged the commanders to evolve workable solutions to tackle the myriad of security challenges confronting the nation.
General Yahaya, in a release by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Division, Iweha Ikedichi, admonished the commanders to evolve tactical and non-tactical means to tackle contemporary security challenges.
Earlier, the Chief of Training, Army, Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, said the seminar offers the opportunity to drive home the cardinal pillars of the COAS vision.
The Chief of Training further described the operational environment as volatile, complex, uncertain and ambiguous, addinh that for success to be made in such environment, senior leadership must be dynamic in its thinking.
The seminar has as its theme “Building the Capacity of the Nigerian Army to meet Contemporary Security Challenges in a Joint Environment: The Role of Senior Leadership”.
Earlier, while welcoming participants, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Olufemi Oluyede said the contemporary threats confronting the nation calls for astute and innovative leadership competencies from commanders.
He disclosed further that the seminar will equip senior commanders with the skills set to preserve the image of the Nigerian Army in an increasingly complex operating environment.
Oluyede thanked the COAS for providing the resources for hosting the seminar in the face of competing demands and scarce resources and wished everyone a very intellectual and rewarding deliberation.
