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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has charged army personnel of Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai to intensify efforts to end terrorism and insurgency in the North East region.
Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, in a statement on Sunday, said Oluyede gave the charge on Saturday, December 7, 2024, when he visited the headquarters of the theatre command of Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri to interact and obtain first-hand information about troops welfare and challenges with a view to proferring solutions that would boost their morale.
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According to the statement, the Chief of Army Staff reaffirmed his commitment to providing requisite and essential support to enhance troops’ operational effectiveness in carrying out their tasks and to restore peace and stability to the North East, even as he urged the troops to remain disciplined and committed to their duties in order to successfully achieve the tasks ahead.
Part of his visits was to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, where he met and empathised with injured officers and soldiers undergoing treatment in the military medical facility, just as he assured them of the Army’s readiness to give them adequate medical care to ensure their recovery.
It had been previosuly reported that the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede is currently being grilled by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army for his confirmation as the substantive Chief of Army Staff
It would be recalled that Mr Oluyede was nominated by the president, Bola Tinubu, as the Acting COAS following the Ill health of the former Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, who later passed away.
The screen session was held in public as the nominee read his profile and answered two questions before it was moved to a closed-door session.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee on Defence, said the confirmation hearing is not about the profile of the nominee but interrogating the roadmap for achieving improved security.
“The task before us today is not only to assess the qualifications and vision of the nominee for Chief of Army Staff but also to establish a collaborative roadmap for tackling Nigeria’s security challenges. As a partner in the pursuit of a secure and prosperous Nigeria, this House remains steadfast in its commitment to legislative oversight and support for the Armed Forces,” he said.
