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Daily Trust, Kaduna Office:
No. 1, Rabah Close,
Malali GRA, Kaduna
29th Jan,
2021
Congratulatory
message to the new Chief of Army
Staff,
Major General Ibrahim Attahiru,
CFRNG
On behalf of the members of
Arewa Center for Regional
Development (ACRD)
and indeed Nigerians, I would like
to congratulate the newly appointed
Chief of Army Staff (COAS),
Major General Ibrahim Attahiru,
CFRNG.
This new appointment is remarkable,
proper and deserving.
We also thank our President
Muhammadu Buhari
for appointing you to lead the
Nigerian Army as this is an
expression of optimism and hope in
the fight against protracted crises
and war against kidnappings,
insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria.
As
you took
over the mantle of leadership of
the Nigerian Army and
embark upon your new
responsibilities, we believe that
the
Nigerian Army would be taken to
greater echelons of proficiency and
professional responsiveness in the
discharge of its constitutional
duties. As a General, you have held
several appointments on the staff,
instructional and in command in the
course of your military career. You
have had a tour of duty with the
United Nations (UN) in Sierra Leone,
facilitated United Kingdom military
engagement, Operation BARASS in
2000, a Commander in NIBATT 19
ECOMOG Operations in Liberia and the
unique privilege of having commanded
with distinction all through the
chain of command in the Nigerian
Army.
Your
appointment is apt because of
your
unconditional serving and selfless
attitude and experiences and
compassion in
the
area training administration and
logistics needs of the Nigerian army.
Prominent among these
experiences are Commanding Officer
146 Battalion Nigerian Army
(Operation HARMONY IV) in the
Bakassi Peninsula, Commander 13
Brigade Nigerian Army (Operation
PULO SHIELD), General Officer
Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army
and one time Theatre Commander
Operation LAFIA DOLE (the Counter
Terrorism and Counter Insurgency
Outfit in North Eastern Nigeria).
On
the staff, General Attahiru was unit
Adjutant, 7 Battalion Nigerian Army,
Sarti and a Deputy Director Military
Secretary 2 at the AHQ MS (A) and
one-time Director Army Public
Relations and Spokesperson of the
Nigerian Army. He was later Director
Staff Duties and Deputy Chief of
Policy and Plans at the Army
Headquarters. He was equally
privileged to serve as Chief of
Defence Transformation and
Innovation and Chief of Defence
Logistics at the apex organ of the
Armed Forces of Nigeria, Defence
Headquarters Abuja among others. He
has worked with the US Defence
Logistics Agency on the Vertically
Integrated Logistics Approach (VILA)
Programme towards enhancing the
operational readiness in the Armed
Forces of Nigeria.
On
the Instructional, he was privileged
to be an Instructor at the Depot
Nigerian Army, Nigerian Defence
Academy and the Nigerian Army School
of Infantry. He was later a
Directing Staff and Chief Instructor
at the Armed Forces Command and
Staff College, Jaji-Nigeria.
General Attahiru has been exposed to
leadership and professional
development programmes at globally
renowned institutions. From the
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Special Forces Academy
Shijiazhuang-Hubei Province, China
to leadership and security policy
courses at the prestigious Kennedy
School of Government, Harvard
University USA, Graduate School of
Media and Communication, Agha Khan
University Kenya, Bournemouth
University Disaster Management
Center and the Geneva Centre for
Security Policy. The General has
several honours and awards to his
credit. He holds a Master’s degree
in Strategic Management and Policy
Studies from the Nigerian Defence
Academy, Masters of Science in Human
Resources Management and Development
from Salford University in the
United Kingdom and Graduate Diploma
in International Studies from the
University of Nairobi, Kenya.
This appointment is indeed a
testament to your worth
and fearless mind, your strategic
and tactful thinking, your emergency
and pre-emptive idea and your
intelligence mission with dedication
to the country, the life which
protects the life of others. Your
skill, which is rare that cannot be
predicted; you go one step ahead,
with your talent and hard work
today, but the mountain is high but
your confidence can climb to the top
with courage. Your mind is without
fear, bold and confident and it can
win over any battle; no matter how
tough the situation is, you never
step back from taking the challenge.
Be the same always and go ahead in
your life; congratulation for your
new appointment.
In the same manner, we congratulate
the newly appointed Chief of Defence
Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor,
Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral
Awwal Gambo and Chief of Air Staff,
Air Vice Marshall Ishiaka Amao,
wishing them the best of success in
their new endeavours.
Please accept the assurances of our
esteem regards while once again
wishing you
the very best
and success
in your new office.
SIGNED:
Dr Baba J Adamu
Fmr. Adviser on ICT to former
President Goodluck Jonathan and
Chairman of
Arewa Center for Regional
Development (ACRD)
bjadamu@gmail.com
www.bjadamu.com
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