By Linus Aleke
The Nigerian Army said that it has concluded arrangements to hold the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Combined Second and Third Quarters Conference 2023 at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, Abuja from Monday 11 to Friday 15 September 2023.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said, the conference would allow participants to evaluate the conduct of ongoing Nigerian Army (NA) operations, training and other activities in pursuit of its constitutional mandate.
“The Conference would also enable the Nigerian Army to make projections for the fourth quarter, as well as comprehensively review ongoing counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations in the North East and North West, as well as other NA operational engagements across the country. Furthermore, participants will be privileged to gain insight into the command philosophy of the COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on his agenda for the NA. The participants would equally be sensitized on the critical drivers of the COAS’ Command Philosophy for effective implementation. The conference would as well, feature a presentation of briefs on training, operations, administration, logistics, and other Nigerian Army activities, as captured in its 2023 Forecast of Events,” the statement said.
General Nwachukwu said that during the conference, far-reaching decisions that would give impetus to the objectives of the service would be taken into consideration.
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He concluded that Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps, Formations, Operations Commanders, Commandants of NA Schools, and Tri-service Institutions, as well as select NA officers holding key appointments are expected to participate in the conference.
