2023 General Elections: Army to review troops’ conduct during elections, other operations

Tobi Adetunji Politics 30/03/2023

The Nigerian Army is set to review the conduct of troops in Operation Safe Conduct during the just concluded 2023 general elections across the country, at the forthcoming Chief of Army Staff First Quarter 2023 Conference.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, on Thursday in Abuja, said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, a lieutenant general, would interact with the General Officers Commanding (GOC), field commanders and other senior officers.

He said that the interaction would help to provide possible guidance towards enhancing army operations and other activities, and that the conference, which would hold from 3 April to 6 April would offer an avenue for reappraisal of the administrative affairs of the Nigerian army.

Mr. Nwachukwu further stressed that it would also help in evaluation and comprehensive review of ongoing operational engagements within the first quarter.

According to him, this will provide the army an in-depth insight to enable far reaching decisions towards achieving its set objective of addressing the multifaceted security challenges confronting the country.

Also, the COAS would present a new Toyota Hilux vehicle each to 14 Army Warrant Officers who had attained the peak of their soldiering career, while commissioning the newly constructed Faruk Yahaya Historical Park located at Asokoro Abuja.

“The conference will also showcase some research and development efforts of the Nigerian Army in an exhibition. The three-day conference promises to be very eventful, as it will witness a review of the conduct of troops during the recently concluded Operation SAFE CONDUCT 2023 and other operations across the country,” he said.

Mr Nwachukwu reaffirmed the commitment and resolve of the Nigerian army to discharging its constitutional mandate professionally. We will also be resolute in upholding our values of courage, selfless sacrifice, respect, discipline and unalloyed loyalty to constituted authority,” he added.

A ton of irate youths, dissatisfied over the just concluded elections process will berate this review action process by the Nigerian Army as shortsighted, it is imperative to note that the penguin flies backwards, not only because he does not care to see where he is going, but also to see where he has been.

Remember, to live life forward, we understand it backward. Hope and patience will achieve more than our force. And policy regained what arms had lost.