President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces to intensify its campaign against terrorists and kidnappers who are putting the nation on edge.
He also warned against practices that undermine national interest, assuring servicemen and women of his administration’s commitment to their wellbeing.
“Let me reiterate the urgency to upscale the fight against insecurity, which has robbed us of peace and progress,” Tinubu said at an event marking the Diamond Jubilee of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Afaka, Kaduna State, on Saturday.
His comments followed heightened cases of terrorist attacks and kidnapping-for-ransom in various parts of the country, especially the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, which has been a hotbed of kidnapping lately.
Ngelale’s statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to the Armed Forces: we celebrate your sacrifices; continue to protect Nigeria’s territorial integrity.’
Tinubu affirmed that his government is “fully aware of the service and sacrifices that members of the Nigerian Armed Forces have continued to render” across the country, especially in the face of daunting challenges.
Turning his attention to the 60-year institution, Tinubu boasted of what he called a “robust curriculum” approved by the National Universities Commission “to enable the cadets to acquire the knowledge, skills, values, character and discipline required for effective and efficient service in the Nigerian Armed forces in peace times and in times of crises.”
He named other giants’ strides recorded in the NDA, including establishing post-graduate programmes, research centres and centres of excellence to facilitate research and enable cross-fertilisation of ideas.
The President attributed the NDA’s consistent academic calendar to its detachment from the murky waters of periodic industrial disputes and strikes.
He argued that such an advantage should make its postgraduate school an institution of first choice for Nigerian students and scholars across the globe.
