Two former Chiefs of Defence Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai and Admiral Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim, yesterday backed the call by the Military High Command seeking recall of retired officers for the fight against insecurity.
They spoke in Abuja during the post-career awareness seminar organised by members of the 36 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
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Agwai said, “While it’s practically impossible to address all foreseeable security challenges, you, Course 36 retirees, have a duty to continue to proffer solutions and suggestions towards tackling the security challenges facing the nation.
“This is because the nation has invested a lot of money in making you who you are today.”
Ibrahim urged them to be prepared to deploy your knowledge in the collective search to contain national security challenges.”
The Chief of the Naval Staff and Patron of 36 Regular Course, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, said, “As we transit into post-service life, which we all know possesses its peculiarities, equipping ourselves with necessary strategies, knowledge and acumen to transit seamlessly cannot be over-emphasized.”
President, Course 36, Brig.-Gen. Mustapha Onoiveta (rtd), said of the 205 officers that started the course, 39 paid the supreme sacrifice.
He said others had since forged a bond of unity that had seen them through challenges.
