Nigerian army honours 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals after 35 years of meritorious service to the nation.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. lucky Irabor, said the event signified the beginning of a process for the retired and retiring senior officers who would transit into another phase of life that would be slightly differently from what they were used to.
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Irabor said the officers deserved to be appreciated and honoured by the nation, adding that event was a representation of national honors to them.
He said that a lot of changes had occurred in the context of welfare and administration in the armed forces, urging them to ensure that they make themselves happy in retirement
“So let me on that note, wish everyone of you the very best in retirement.
“We want to hear good testimonies about you and we will also appreciate that you do not forget the constituency that made you this past three and half decades.
“Like I said to you guys there is no engagement that would take your time and energy for as long as you live that will be demanding of you the way the armed forces have demanded of you, and of course the army in particular.
“And so it behooves on you to be the ambassadors of the armed forces, to change the orientation of many who do not know us.
“Remain our testifiers as to the uniqueness of the value that we bring to bear within the defence and security architecture of this nation.
“I would like to urge you to please keep up that spirit so that together we will continue to add value to our work,” he said.
Irabor commended the Army Headquarters for honouring its retired personnel for their services to the nation and the armed forces in particular.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, said the regimental dinner was organised to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions and sacrifices of the senior officers to their fatherland in the past 35 years.
