By
Olukayode Michael, Gusau
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, has
flagged off the Nigerian Army’s “21st Combat Service Support Training Week
2019”.
The training is part of the Army’s forecast of events for the 2019 Training
Cycle.
The opening ceremony of the “Combat Training Week” was held at Tuala
Conference and Events Centre, in Gusau, Zamfara State on the 20th of August
2019.
The training, which is being hosted by the Nigerian Army Corps of Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers, had in attendance the Governor of Zamfara State,
Bello Mohammed Mutawalle, Principal Staff Officers from the Defence and Army
Headquarters, Corps Commanders, and General Officers Commanding (GOCs) 1, 3 and
8 Divisions of Nigerian Army.
Others include the Commandants of various Army training institutions,
Commanders of various Army formations and units, and eminent personalities from
the civil society, amongst others.
At the opening ceremony, there were exhibitions of technological cum innovative
products from various Nigerian Army formations and units, together with
prominent partners of the Nigerian Army especially civil manufacturers such as
Lodoni and Proforce Manufacturing Company Limited.
The Army chief said the Army had partnered with some indigenous companies for
its logistics needs such as vehicles, weapons, uniforms and accouterments.
This, according to Lt Gen Buratai is in line with the Local content
of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Similarly, as part of the Civil Military Line of Cooperation, a medical
outreach was also undertaken at Yandonton Daji Community in Tsafe Local
Government Area of the State, where the COAS donated 5 wheelchairs to disabled
persons in the community.
Lt Gen Buratai, also presented 10,000 exercise books to Governor Matawalle, on
behalf of NA for pupils in Zamfara primary schools.
The gesture was borne out of the COAS genuine passion for educational
development of the younger generation of our nation.
It will be recalled that Buratai has recognizes the intrinsic value of quality education and has indeed contributed to the development of education in Nigeria, most especially through the establishment of the first ever Army University in Africa at Biu, Borno state.
The
Army Chief, has also established several Command Schools at both primary and
Secondary level across the nation.
The 5-day training week which is themed: “Developing Local Capacity for
Improved Delivery in Support of Nigerian Army Operations”, is aimed at
re-strategizing and repositioning the various support services of NA in line
with Buratai’s vision of “Building a Professionally Responsive Nigerian
Army in the Discharge of its Constitutional Roles”.