…As he decorates 13 Air Vice Marshals, 35 Air Commodores
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Thursday, said it was important that the services of the Armed Forces were led by persons with good leadership qualities if what he called “costly mistakes” made during operations must be eliminated or minimized.
Abubakar, speaking after decorating the 13 newly promoted Air Vice Marshals and 35 Air Commodores, in Abuja, said the senior Nigerian Air Force officers were promoted to the next ranks because the service wanted to ensure that such attributes were met.
According to him, the promoted senior officers had worked hard to qualify for elevation to the enviable air ranks.
He observed that “In an increasingly complex security environment where new challenges call for the very best, human capacity development remains one key responsibility of a fighting force.”
“I need not stress that in the discharge…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
