By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
Theatre Command Headquarters , Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, has decorated five newly promoted Colonels to the rank of Brigadier Generals and three other paramilitary officers serving under the command to higher ranks by their respective security services.
The Theatre Commander, Major General Gold Chibuisi, while speaking during the decoration ceremony on Thursday the 7 Division, NA Officer’s Mess Maimalari, Cantonment Maiduguri, said much is expected of them, hence new ranks come with additional responsibilities.
He however charged them to embody the leadership attributes of senior officers of the Nigeria Army in the discharge of their new responsibilities by being humble, service oriented,, working closely with their subordinates and carry them along.
“You have now joined the ranks of generals in the army. There are three things a general must exemplify: humility, empathy, and patience to be able to address problems.
“You have performed well enough to be elevated to this rank; when they say army, you don’t need to look around to see who; it is me and you; we are the faces of the army now; we embodied the army; that consciousness must be in you.
“I am happy to see that your services have seen your courage in Operation Hadin Kai and have promoted you, so I want you to see yourself as recharged to even do more so that collectively we achieve the mission of the Theatre Command”, he said.
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