The Historical Society of Nigeria (HSON) on Tuesday, conferred Honourary Award of Associate Fellow of Historical Society of Nigeria (AFHSN) on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, for his outstanding leadership in the Nigerian Army.

Other recipients of the award were the Commandant, Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf and the Director-General, Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja.

The Acting President of HSON, Prof. Okpeh Okpeh, said the award was a well deserved one considering the visionary and astute leadership provided by the COAS for the Nigerian army since his assumption of command.

Okpeh said the style of leadership provided by Yahaya had culminated in the successes being recorded in ongoing military campaigns and operations across the country.

He also commended the Nigerian army for making concerted effort in maintaining cordial civil-military relations with Nigerians and the public in general.

The president, while congratulating the COAS and other recipients, maintained that the awardees had contributed enormously to the development of history as an academic discipline in Nigeria.

While accepting the award, the COAS described HSON as one of the oldest associations in Nigeria, established in 1955.

He disclosed that army had a good number of senior officers as members of the society, calling on all personnel who were historians to identify with the body.

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Yahaya, who spoke on behalf of other recipients, expressed appreciation to the Governing Council of the body of historians for the recognition.

He added that the investiture would spur them to leave a legacy of excellent institutional memory, by demonstrating exemplary leadership in their respective offices and the nation at large.