The Nigerian Navy has granted presidential concessional commissioning to 12 Master Warrant Officers to the ranks of Lieutenants.
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Auwal Zubairu Gambo said the initiative aims to reward personnel, in fulfilment of his resolve to encourage hard work, commitment and integrity, which portray the Nigerian Navy in good light.
This according to him is because “man remains the most critical and important factor for any organisation to succeed and the Nigerian Navy under my watch will stop at nothing to ensure personnel who distinguish themselves are rewarded handsomely”.
He continued, “Today, I am glad to observe that the Nigerian Navy has placed a high premium on human capacity development particularly with the introduction of several motivational incentives towards enhancing human resource output for optimal operational efficiency of the Nigerian Navy.”
He said in addition to ongoing in-country regular training for career progression and development, slots for comparative training are sourced abroad to complement local training.
He noted further that the Navy as part of the efforts to reinvigorate aspiration, leadership and strive for excellence within the ratings cadre, activated the concessional commission provision in the Harmonized Terms and Condition of Service – Officers 2017 (Revised).
He said the provisions of the Concessional Commission allow for outstanding personnel of the rank of Master Warrant Officer and above or equivalent who possess exemplary leadership qualities and have distinguished themselves through hard work, dedication and meritorious service to be commissioned as officers in the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
“The Concessional Commission also serves as a motivational measure for non-commissioned officers to aspire to be elevated to the officer cadre.
“The 12 of you seated here today, distinguished yourselves and were found worthy of this recognition and elevation, I therefore congratulate you all,” he said.
