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Passing-out Parade: Tinubu Charges Military On Eradicating InsurgencyPassing-out Parade: Tinubu Charges Military On Eradicating Insurgency


By Jackson Udom

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the military to safe guard the economic interest of the country against the disruptive tendencies of terrorists and insurgents.

President Tinubu made the call on Saturday at the combined passing-out parade for cadets of 72 Regular Course (Army, Navy and Airforce) Short Service Course and Branch Commission Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. 

Represented by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu said the military must tackle insurgency to prevent the collapse of the economy, revitalize the Armed Forces and eradicate all forms of threats to the security of the country.

"I will seize this opportunity to draw your attention to the ills of insugency and other security challenges to our nation. You must remember that the goal of the insurgents and terrorists is to counteract our developmental reforms by creating counter-states.

"Yours is to safeguard the economic and core values of the nation to prevent the collapse of the economy and revitilize the Armed Forces, despite the enemies' indiscriminate violence and baseless propaganda to orchestrate their threats against the state. 

"You must never at any time lose sight of the vision of the founding fathers of our dear nation, irrespective of the multiple complex security challenges facing our nation today," he said. 

President Tinubu commended the Nigerian Defence Academy for technological approaches in training and military research, focusing on improving efficiency and effectiveness in current and future operations. 

He congratulated the cadets on the passing out and said there was no better time to prove their valour and demonstrate the virtues upon which the NDA was founded in the defence of their fatherland. He also commended the institution for the recent overhaul of the training curricula and methodologies in line with the dynamics of the contemporary operational environment.

Over 472 cadets were commisoned into the different arms of the military, with the Army having 218, Navy 135 and Airforce 119 apart from Short Service Cadets. 6 cadets were honoured for outstanding performance in academics, military trainings and extra curricular activities. 

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