Jaji, Kaduna State – Na so e be! The Nigerian Army just drop 250 new officers wey don complete their Executive Commission Course 2/2025 for Jaji Military Cantonment. The parade wey happen on Saturday, na where Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, gather everybody make dem sabi say wetin dey ground.
Shaibu no carry matter play. Him tell the officers say na their time to shine and make Nigeria proud. E talk say dem be ”full stakeholders” to safeguard Nigeria, and Nigeria must come first for every move wey dem go make. If na dem go fight bandits or tackle insurgencies, dem go need pack una guts well well because e no go easy.
As dem dey look cute in their new uniforms, Shaibu remind dem say dem go soon enter operational theatres, and na their training go determine how dem go perform. ”You no go dey alone,” him reassure dem, as camaraderie no be small thing for the Army. Dem go need each other as dem face wahala wey go come.
Na there, him drop some wisdom on leadership: ”Always get plan! A bad plan dey beta than no plan at all. Make you dey think of success, no be di fear of failure.” (Him wan make dem serious, no be time to dey slack.)
Shaibu also waka enter how the Army dey work to improve welfare for officers. Na wetin him talk wey dem go need for their career growth. Dem go need upgrade their skills for this one no be joke. Him also make sure dem sabi say military dey respect democracy. No be here we go dey support wahala or politics while dem dey discharge their duties.
Na now wey Maj.-Gen. Frank Etim, wey be Commandant for Nigerian Army School of Infantry, yarn about the training. Him say dem train the cadets to fit deal with normal wahala like counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency. E dey important make dem dey ready for wahala wetin dey happen for our society.
In fact, no be small thing sha! Shaibu gather all di officers and dem families together after di parade, and him talk say make dem prepare for di responsibilities wey lie ahead of dem. ”Army dey wait for you all for field operations.” Na serious business o, this one no be jolly-jolly again.
Before e round up, Shaibu thank Governor Uba Sani and di pipo of Kaduna State for their support. No easy to run military matter without solid backing. As dem pass in-out, dem don officially join di officer corps, full of pride and promises. So, wetin you go call this one? A new dawn for di Nigerian Army!
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