..Trainee qualify to be deploy in UN, AU, ECOWAS Office
BY Ujah Simon, Kaduna
Nigeria Armed Forces has trained its officers and civilians in the act of peacekeeping aimed at Strengthening military- civilian relationship, in and outside the country.
The two weeks intensive training of the personnel took place at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPkC), jaji Kaduna state.
Performing the ceremony in jaji, Kaduna state, the Commandant of the Centre, Major General James Ataguba said the graduates satisfied the requirements to be awarded certificates and qualified to be deployed in any of the UN, AU and ECOWAS offices when need arose. The 24 graduates, comprising Army, Air Force, Navy, Paramilitary and Civilians, were trained on peace and leadership development course at the Centre.
The Commandant said “I am most delighted to stand before you this morning for graduation ceremony of Leadership Development Course 420, which marks the end of your 2 weeks intensive training as participants of Leadership Development Course.
“The Leadership Development Course is designed to provide the participants with the skills and knowledge required to operate effectively in a complex dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.
“It is also aimed at equipping participants to become role models in their various establishments and also ambassadors of the Centre”, the commandant said.
Gen. Ataguba expressed satisfaction that from the remarks by the Chief Instructor, it was cleared that the objective of the course was fully met.
He said the high level of enthusiasm and desire to learn shown by the participants was quite encouraging and expressed the hoped that the knowledge acquired would reflect on the performance and conduct of participants in their places of deployment and works. “As you graduate today, you must always remember that so much have been given to you and as such, so much is expected from you as a trained Leadership Development Officer. “You are now vanguards of the new approach to Leadership and Development. On this note, I wish to use this medium to appreciate the efforts of the facilitators and my instructors for their commitment and service to humanity. “Finally, I hereby confirm that participants of the Leadership Development Course 4/20 have satisfied the requirements to be awarded certificates and qualified to be deployed in any of the UN, AU and ECOWAS offices should the need arise, he added.
