CHIEF OF AIR STAFF PLEDGES INCREASED SUPPORT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST INSURGENCY
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has pledged the Force's support to the Ministry of Defence Implementation and Advisory Committee as it executes the recommendations of the Committee earlier set up to reform the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) for effective and efficient service delivery.
Air Marshal Amao said this in Abuja of Friday while playing host to members of the Committee. It was led by the Vice Chairman, Lieutenant General
Abel Akale (Rtd) at NAF Headquarters, Abuja. He said there were several reform recommendations that never saw the light of day in the past.
"With the rich pedigree of the Implementation Committee members, there is no doubt that the recommendations, when implemented, will return the AFN to its rightful place of global reckoning."
He also commended the Honourable Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (Rtd) for seeing the need to reform the entire military noting that the timing for such reform could not have been apt in view of the dynamic nature of modern warfare.
Lt Gen Alkale (Retired) stated that the Committee members were at HQ NAF to brief the CAS on their efforts in implementing the various recommendations contained in the approved report and to solicit his support as well as inputs, on how to move the recommendation processes forward.
"The officer you sent to represent the NAF on the Committee has been excellent and should serve as a source of pride to the NAF”, he said.
Recall that in February 2021, the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (Rtd) inaugurated a 21- man Committee to facilitate the Reforms of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The Committee, which was headed by Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru (Rtd), had a 10-point Terms of Reference basically aimed at repositioning the Armed Forces for 21st Century warfare.
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