“USE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO TACKLE INACCURATE REPORTAGE OF MILITARY EVENTS” – NASPRI COMMANDANT URGES GRADUANDS
The Acting Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI), Lt Col Adamu Ngulde has called on the graduates of the First Quarter Course 2024 to take advantage of the knowledge they have acquired in the school to bridge the gaps in the reportage of military events.
In his remarks on Wednesday, 26th March, during the graduation ceremony of the military personnel at the School Auditorium in Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri Abuja, he called on them to maximize such knowledge to correct fabrication of stories or peddling fake news through balanced, unbiased reportage.
He further enjoined the students to remain resolute and utilize knowledge and skills gained while on course to further develop their careers as personnel and give positive narrations and content of the Armed Forces to the general public.
The students comprise of Young Officers Course (YOC) 13/24, A3 Photography, and A3 Video Operations courses respectively.
Furthermore, the acting Commandant NASPRI, Lt Col Adamu Ngulde revealed that the school has strived to achieve the training objectives of the Nigerian Army by producing well-grounded officers and soldiers that possess the requisite skills to meet the contemporary public relations demands of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and has so far trained about 4000 officers, soldiers, ratings and airmen since its establishment in 2010.
While commending the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja for his interest and commitments to the Directorate of Army Public Relations and NASPRI in particular since he assumed Command, noted that it has better repositioned the Directorate and the School to contribute more to the professional training drive of the Nigerian Army and achieving the COAS Command philosophy.
Col Ngulde also thanked the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla for believing in the school’s capacity and sending personnel of the Nigerian Navy to participate in the courses. Also commended were the Commander TRADOC, Maj Gen Kelvin Aligbe and the Chief of Training (Army) Maj Gen SG Muhammed for their unflinching support.
Earlier, the Acting Senior Instructor of the school, Capt Everest Ochienta in his course appraisals, eulogized the students for upholding the core values of the NA throughout the period of the course, adding that the students had both theoretical and practical assessments in a variety of subjects geared towards enhancing their proficiency in the field.
In another development, the Acting Commandant, Col Ngulde had on 26th March 2024 received a team from the French Embassy in Abuja led by Lt Col Raphaël Chauvancy on a visit to explore possible ways to partner with NASPRI and provide more teaching materials for French Students of the School.
