President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the newly commissioned Cadets to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in various fields of specialization to support the combat forces in achieving their assigned missions.
President Buhari stated this during the Combined Passing Out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony of Direct Short Service Course 26 (Army) and Direct Regular Course 30 (Air force) at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Afaka, Kaduna.
President Buhari stated this during the Combined Passing Out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony of Direct Short Service Course 26 (Army) and Direct Regular Course 30 (Air force) at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Afaka, Kaduna.
While addressing the cadets, President Buhari said that becoming officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces is an immense privilege that comes with great responsibilities which can be achieved by believing in their abilities as they discharge their constitutional duties.
He said that the Cadets need to learn fast and adapt quickly to the ever changing operational environment.
“You are graduating into a difficult world, one with expanding global security threats with potential for conflicts”, he pointed out.
The President at the occasion urged all Nigerians to continue to support the Armed Forces in collectively ridding the nation of all forms of insecurity.
The President who was represented by the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) commissioned 337 Cadets into the Nigeria Armed Forces. 200 for the Direct Short Service Course (Army) and 137 for the Direct Regular Course (Air Force)
Adelaja Gbemisola and Zayyan GwanduFor: Director (Press)17th December, 2022
