President Muhammadu Buhari,
yesterday commissioned the first set of Nigerian Army Pilots trained by the
Nigerian Army Aviation School to fly war planes.
The initiative to train pilots is
in accordance with the vision of the current leadership of the Nigerian Army
under the leadership of Lieutenant General TY Buratai in transforming and
enhancing its operations and efficiency of its personnel.
The commissioning ceremony was
one of the series of focal events lined up for the on-going 2017 Chief of Army
Staff (COAS) Annual Conference in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
Performing the commissioning,
President Buhari commended the feet achieved by the Nigerian Army saying it was
evident that the nation’s Armed Forces have moved to the next level.
Represented by the Chief of
Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin who doubled as the Special Guest of
Honour, the President said, “The nation appreciates the enormous sacrifices of
our gallant officers and men prayed for the repose of the souls of our soldiers
whom we have lost in the course of enthroning sustainable peace in the
country.’’.
He implored Nigerian leaders at
all levels to embrace the wind of change blowing across the country, as he
appreciated the professional conduct of the officers and prodded them to
continue the patronage of Nigeria’s local products and services.
Speaking earlier, the Chief of
Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai said, the commencement of the
training of aviation corps for the Army was an initiative conceived in
accordance with the vision of the current leadership of the Nigerian Army in transforming
and enhancing its operations and efficiency of its personnel.
This vision of the Nigerian Army,
he hinted, was tailored to materialize, using its own platforms, noting that
the Army is being repositioned to doubles its achievements in the year 2018.
He had explained that the
Nigerian Army will not relent in the training of its personnel for efficient
service delivery and be opened to reforms that would continue to position the
institution for maximum performance.
Gen. Buratai intimated that the
essence of the Aviation Corps is to enhance the fighting capabilities of
troops, especially for its counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast and
across the country.
The Army pilots have undergone a
two-year intensive training at the Nigerian Army Aviation School, qualifying
them to fly war planes.
The 10 pilots commissioned by the
Nigerian Army Aviation Corps are; Capt. E Collins; Capt. OM Banwo; Capt. K.A
Ofodile; Capt. JU Ibelu; Capt. OS Arifo; Capt. EO Alpere; Capt. YA Haruna;
Capt. FM Shehu; Lt. P Kajako and Lt. JO Uddin.
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