RSMs Training Strategic For Military Operations – COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Farouk Yahaya said Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) training convention is strategic on army operations as well as enhanced discipline in the Nigerian Army.

Farouk stated this yesterday at Lt Gen Tukur Buratai Auditorium, Ginginya Barrack Sokoto at the Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) second convention 2022.

The Chief of Army Staff noted that, “building the capacity of RSMs is crucial to Nigerian Army’s operational effectiveness considering the important roles they play as custodian of discipline and regimentation.

“We held the first convention early this year in Lagos and it was impactful hence the need to approve biannual of this convention again in Sokoto,” he stated.

“The theme of this convention, “Capacity Building for Regimental Sergeant Majors in the Nigerian Army for Enhanced Regimentation”, is apt and timely at the time the army is countering terrorism and insurgency.”

“Let me tell you since Mr President gave us marching order to deal ruthlessly with the enemies of the country there is no hiding place for terrorists and insurgency,” he added.

On his part, the Chief of Administration Nigerian Army Maj Gen O. W Ali, appreciated COAS for his love for training and retraining of officers and soldiers.

He said the COAS had made the Nigerian Army better than he met it and every soldier and officer embraces his philosophy.

In his welcome address, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Sokoto, Maj Gen Uwem Bassey, thanked COAS for making the welfare of soldiers and officers a priority.

He said training would enhance capacity, regimentation and discipline amongst the RSMs and the convention should be sustained.

Declaring the convention open, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state said the testimony he was hearing about COAS made him believe that the COAS was one of the finest officers in the army and Sokoto people were  proud of him.

He explained that the strategic roles of RSMs in setting up the Nigerian Army apart from being the bridge, they are also officers in charge of discipline and very critical in maintaining laws and orders within the army.

The highlight of the event was the decoration of the GOC 8 Division Sokoto Maj Gen Uwem Bassey with Division Insignia Lanyard by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Farouk Yahaya.