ON the verge to make the country safe lives and properties, Major General Faruk Yahaya, The Chief of Army Staff, has pledged to prioritize the welfare of personnel, entrench professionalism.
On Monday, He made the promise during his maiden interaction with the Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), field and corps commanders, in Abuja.
Yahaya was appointed as the 22nd chief of army staff last Thursday by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The COAS added that he will celebrate gallantry by leading with sincerity, transparency, and accountability.
He said the task ahead was enormous, urging the officers and soldiers to rise in the defense of the nation.
The COAS also pledged to provide exemplary leadership and conscientiously follow the standing operating procedures of the Nigerian army by ensuring that Army “becomes a formidable force for national defense and security’’.
According to him, for the Nigerian Army to be competitive in the 21st century, it must remain professional and seek to develop competencies that would make it ever ready to undertake its constitutional duties.
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“It is, therefore, against this background that my mission which is a professional Nigerian Army is ready to accomplish assigned missions within a joint environment in defense of Nigeria.
“To achieve this goal, my command philosophy will rest on four pillars, namely: Professionalism, Readiness, Administration, and Cooperation.
“We must return to the tenets of adhering strictly to customs and tradition and ethics of our army and put in place a formidable Nigerian Army.
“The task ahead of us is enormous, but so also is the strength of our common resolve to accomplish them.
“As your chief of army staff, I hereby restate my commitment to lead you with sincerity, transparency, and accountability at all times.
“I want to assure you all that I would run the army fairly and justly, giving equal opportunity to all based on individual competencies and character,” he said.
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Yahaya assured the president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the loyalty of the Nigerian Army and also promised Nigerians the Army’s determination to ensure the territorial integrity of the nation.
He paid tribute to the late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and other officers who died with him in the ill-fated NAF aircraft on May 21, in Kaduna.
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