Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged Alumni Association of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) to place themselves as a strategic platform for collaboration, coverage affect and doctrinal improvement.
Buratai, additionally a former Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, gave the cost on the inauguration of the Alumni Association on Thursday in Abuja.
He described the affiliation as a deliberate and well timed step in the direction of preserving institutional reminiscence, guaranteeing strategic continuity, and constructing knowledgeable army community anchored on shared values and imaginative and prescient.
According to him, via this platform, the cross-fertilisation of concepts, mentorship, peer studying, and strategic dialogue shall be formalised, structured and sustained.
Buratai urged the alumni to uphold the core values of loyalty, professionalism, innovation and selfless service.
He added that their roles can be central to tackling Nigeria’s dynamic and complicated safety challenges, together with terrorism, insurgency, transnational crime, cyber threats and knowledge warfare.
Citing international examples, Buratai famous that alumni associations of comparable establishments the world over had made vital contributions to army professionalism, coverage advocacy, and veteran welfare.
He referenced the United States Army War College Alumni Association’s function in strategic research, the Royal College of Defence Studies Alumni’s international mentorship hyperlinks, Germany’s alumni-driven defence cooperation, and Australia’s veteran transition help.
“In India, the National Defence College Alumni contribute directly to shaping strategic policy.
“You must look beyond the Nigerian context and adopt best practices that will strengthen our national defence and regional stability,” he mentioned.
The former COAS recommended the commandant, school members and workers of AWCN for his or her imaginative and prescient and dedication, in addition to the founding members of the alumni affiliation for uniting previous and current graduates.
“It is my hope that the association will thrive, endure and inspire while fulfilling the aspirations of its founding fathers,” he added.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the faculty, established in 2017, trains senior army officers and safety professionals from Nigeria and allied nations, making ready them for key command, workers and policy-making positions.
