The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has charged Commandants of the Nigerian Army Training Institutions to remain focused in the discharge of their Mandate to implement policy on Doctrine and Training designed to enhance Operational Effectiveness of the Nigerian Army (NA).
Gen Lagbaja who was special guest of honour stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Training and Doctrine Command Conference held at the TRADOC NA Headquarters Minna, Niger State.
Represented by the Chief of Training (COT), Army Headquarters, Major General Sani Gambo Mohammed, the COAS said the theme of the conference which is “Enhancing Operational Effectiveness in a Joint Environment Through Tailor -Made Training ” is very apt considering the security challenges the country is currently facing.
Lagbaja pointed out that the theme was carefully chosen with particular emphasis on jointness in line with his Command philosophy “To transform the Nigerian Army into a well -trained , equipped and highly motivated force towards achieving our constitutional responsibilities Within a Joint Environment”.
He therefore urged the participants who are the Commandants of Nigerian Army Training Schools and Field Commanders to apply tailor – made approach to training and develop capacity and resourcefulness of NA personnel to swiftly respond to any security infractions across the theatre of operations in the country.
Declaing that the Nigerian Army will continue to plan, train, and execute various military operations in line with its extant Doctrine 22 which is codified as Proactive Responsive Doctrine, the COAS charged participants to take full advantage of the conference to cross- ferterlize ideas through robust interactions and activie participations in all deliberations towards enhanced operational effectiveness.
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He thanked the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fof his support to the Nigerian Army, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa for providing execellent guidance and support to the Nigerian Army.
In his welcome address, the Commander TRADOC NA, Major General Kevin Aligbe dislosed that the conference was a strategic platform for robust interaction and brainstorming among the participants.
He said that its tailor made approach to training is to develop capacity to respond to the multi-faceted security challenges currently bwilderning the nation adding that Doctrine development stipulates how Army is organised and trained to fights.
Aligbe therefore called for stronger collaboration and cooperation among security Agencies in the ongoing fight against the adversaries.
The conference which attracted 120 Commandants and Field Commanders drawn from the various Nigerlian Army Schools featured presentation of papers by carefully selected eminent resource persons which include the Force Commander , Multi National Joint Task Force, Major General SI Alli and the inventor of Ezugwu MRAP, Major General Victor Ezugwu(rtd) among several others .
The TRADOC NA Conference 2024 ended on Thursday 12th January with the Commander, Major General Kevin Aligbe thanking the Chief of Army Staff for providing enabling environment for the conduct of the conference while urging the participants to effectively deploy the knowledge gained from the conference towards making a difference in their Areas of Responsibility.
Highpoints of the closing ceremony of the conference was the presentation of Souvenirs to the SGOH, resource persons and dignitaries.
