From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Nigerian Army has concluded arrangements to hold the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) First Quarter Conference 2023, from April 3rd to 6th.
The conference, scheduled to take place at the Army Command Officers Mess 1, Asokoro, in Abuja, is expected to be attended by Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding(GOCs), Field Commanders, Commandants of Army training institutions among other top officers.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the COAS Conference will offer an avenue for a reappraisal of the administrative affairs of the Nigerian Army as well as evaluation and comprehensive review of ongoing operational engagements of the NA in all theatres of operations across the country, within the first quarter of the year.
It will also provide the NA with an in-depth insight to enable far-reaching decisions towards achieving its set objective of addressing the multifaceted security challenges confronting the country as well as create an opportunity for the COAS to have a face-to-face interaction with General Officers Commanding (GOC), field commanders and other senior officers to provide possible guidance on enhancing NA operations and other activities.
The COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, is expected to declare the conference open on 3 April 2023.
On the first day of the Conference, the COAS will present fourteen new Toyota Hilux vehicles to Army Warrant Officers who have attained the peak of their soldiering career. Similarly, the COAS will commission the newly constructed Faruk Yahaya Historical Park located at Asokoro Abuja. The conference will also showcase some research and development efforts of the NA in an exhibition.
The 3 days conference promises to be very eventful, as it will witness a review of the conduct of troops during the recently concluded Operation SAFE CONDUCT 2023 and other operations across the country.
The NA wishes to seize this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment and resolve to continue to discharge its constitutional mandate professionally. We will also be resolute in upholding our values of courage, selfless sacrifice, respect, discipline and unalloyed loyalty to constituted authority.