The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, in continuation of his Operational tour, visited the Nigerian Army Fitness Camp in Falgore Camp, Kano, where potential 81 Regular Recruits Intake into the Nigerian Army (NA) are currently undergoing screening.
The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyeam Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on Saturday, giving credence to the COAS’ Pillars of Command, which hinge on Professionalism, Readiness, Administration and Cooperation.
Yahaya, while addressing officers and personnel conducting the exercise on 7 August 2021, urged them to carry out their tasks with diligence and professionalism, they should be fair but firm in the conduct of the exercise.
He further assured them of Army Headquarters’ support in providing them with logistics and other infrastructure necessary for the successful conduct of the ongoing recruitment screening.
The COAS took time out to inspect ongoing construction works and the Medical Centre in the training facility and to motivate the potential recruits, the COAS interacted, encourages and commended them for their determination and zeal to serve in the Nigerian Army in defence of their fatherland.
He also stated that the Nigerian Army is working in cooperation with the Kano State Government to improve infrastructure in the Army Fitness Centre and expressed appreciation to the government and people of Kano state for their support.
The visit which served as a huge morale booster to the potential recruits, saw most of them singing and rejoicing as they relished the COAS’ visit.
