The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has urged the troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) to remain diligent and continue to discharge their constitutional roles in defense of Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, HQ Nigerian Army, Captain Nuredeen Bello, in a statement, said the COAS made the assertion during a keynote address at the just concluded Joint Nigerian Army Combat Service Support Corps and Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM) end-of-the-year 2023 West African Social Activities, popularly known as WASA.
According to the statement, the COAS, who was represented at the occasion by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Major General Mohammed Usman, commended the efforts of the Combat Service Support Corps and NACOLM for maintaining the long NA tradition of the annual WASA.
He enjoined them to translate the synergy into effective and efficient service delivery of the Combat Service Support in the field.
The COAS further gave his continuous support to the Combat Service Support Corps to enable it to sustain and enhance its capacity and capabilities in the year 2024.
Earlier in an address, the Corps Commander Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (NAEME), Major General Hassan Tafida, on behalf of the Combat Service Support Corps and NACOLM, thanked God for the event while expressing delight at all the invited guests for honoring their invitation with their presence.