Translate Lessons Into Action, Gov Lawal Tells War College Participants

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has challenged participants in the Air War Course 12 team from the Air Force War College to turn the knowledge and lessons learned from the state into actionable outcomes to enhance Nigeria’s and Africa’s security systems.

Governor Lawal, represented by the secretary to the state government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada, stated this on Wednesday when he received the participants of Course 12/2026, led by the commandant of the college, Air Vice Marshal G.A. Mbaka, who are on a national study tour to Zamfara State from April 26 to May 1, 2026.

The tour examines how air power integrates state-level resources, strategic institutions and security architecture to tackle insecurity and foster sustainable development in the North West region. It forms part of the college’s curriculum, designed to blend theoretical training with real-time security challenges.

“Our appreciation to the leadership and members of this distinguished study team for selecting Zamfara State as a critical component of your national engagement.

“Your study theme, ‘State Resources and Air Power: National Development in North West Nigeria in Focus”, is both timely and highly relevant, particularly given the prevailing security and development dynamics within the region,” Governor Lawal stated.

He emphasised that the state remains a critical theatre in the national effort to tackle insecurity, charging the participants to translate lessons learnt into action.

“Zamfara State remains a critical theatre in the broader national effort to address complex security challenges. We therefore consider your visit not only important, but also strategic. It provides an opportunity to interrogate real-time realities, understand the interplay between security and development, and contribute to shaping more responsive and adaptive policy frameworks.

“I encourage you to approach this study tour with depth, objectivity and a strong sense of national and continental responsibility.

“You are urged to draw practical lessons from your engagements here, rigorously examine the underlying issues and ensure that the knowledge acquired is translated into actionable outcomes that will strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture and contribute meaningfully to peace, stability and development across Africa,” the governor said.

Earlier, AVM Mbaka, who recalled his participation on a similar tour of the state in 2005, expressed admiration for Lawal’s transformative efforts in road infrastructure, education and security.

He particularly commended the governor for establishing the Community Protection Guards and delivering a state-of-the-art International Airport, stressing that the airport has facilitated the deployment of forward operating bases (FOBs) at security flashpoints across the state.