The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has challenged top military and security agencies to embrace adaptation and ingenuity in tackling Nigeria’s recurring security challenges.

Mr Lagbaja gave the charge at the graduation of the participants of the Strategic Management and Policy Studies Course 6/2023 of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) on Friday in Abuja.

The COAS, represented by the Chief of Training (Army), Maj.-Gen. Sani Mohammed said the course was designed as part of the Nigerian army’s drive to develop and improve human capital to tackle the nation’s complex security challenges.

He said the programme’s objectives hinged on enhancing participants’ knowledge, skills and competencies to enable them to formulate, implement and evaluate policies, as well as manage human and material resources.

According to him, the idea of building human capacity by the various organisations is in tandem with global trends and a necessity for the domestic challenges they are all managing.

“Capacity development is also very crucial for any organisation that intends, on the one hand, to be relevant and, on the other, has a vision for growth or has the aspiration of producing a positive impact in the ever-evolving and dynamic modern environment.

“Indeed, the key concepts of strategy, leadership, management and policy have all become recurring indexes in the daily activities of all organisations.

“Thus, as strategic leaders and members of the top echelon of your Services and Agencies, you are expected to continually articulate these concepts at the back of your minds.

“This is to enable you to effectively harness the human and material resources in the organisation, particularly those directly under your control, for positive performance,’’ he said.

The COAS urged the participants to practicalise the knowledge acquired at the centre to effectively and efficiently steer the ship of their various organisations in an unpredictable human society.

The former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau said security had a wide angle that required the collaboration of the military and all other security agencies, adding that different sectors had one role or another to play in terms of security.

The director-general, NARC, retired Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab said the essence of the course was all about how to respond to prevailing challenges with both intended and unintended consequences.

(NAN)