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Osinbajo Commends NAF’s Confidence, Charges Force To Collaborate More With Academia, Others To Enhance Capacity

By Muideen Olaniyi
Sun, 7 May 2023 0:22:40 WAT

In a bid to further enhance its capacity to tackle contemporary challenges, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has charged the Nigerian Air Force to expand its collaborations with the academia, think-tanks and further earn the confidence of the nation and the respect of the international community.

This is in addition to what the Force is already doing leveraging internal capacity to innovate and deploy emerging technologies for its operations.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this while speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the Ceremonial Parade and Induction Ceremony organised as part of activities marking the 59th Anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force in Enugu over the weekend.

“I am aware, from discussions with the Chief of Air Staff that collaborations with our universities and research institutes are growing. There is a great amount of potential waiting to be unleashed from these partnerships.

“I, therefore, charge you to continue to work to earn the confidence of the nation and the respect of the international community, as you protect lives and property, neutralizing all existing and emerging national security threats.

“I would like to urge greater cooperation and mutual trust between the various arms of the Armed Forces, even while maintaining the healthy spirit of competition that underpins innovation and increased efficiency,” the VP added.

Continuing, he said, “of course, this must be situated within the general context of a greater emphasis on local capacity-building by the Nigerian Armed Forces, with developments like the establishment of a Nigerian Army University and the revitalization of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) serving as testaments to this renewed emphasis.”

Commending the management team of the Air Force for its recent accomplishments, Prof. Osinbajo praised the farsightedness of the Chief of Air Staff which “was instrumental to the renewed focus and self-reliance in the Nigerian Air Force.”

According to him “we are seeing an Air Force that is increasingly confident about its ability and capacity to innovate and to deploy locally developed technology.

“This is manifesting in various ways, from the locally-developed operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, TSAIGUMI, which the President formally inducted into service in February 2018, to the collaborative work being done at the Air Force Research and Development Centre in Kaduna to produce the first-ever made-in-Nigeria aircraft.”

Speaking further about boosting the operational capacity of NAF and other Forces, the VP noted that “it is an irreducible minimum and should always be the main responsibility of all legitimate governments.”

According to him, “the resolve of our Armed Forces and the invaluable contributions of other security agencies in fully containing the security challenges in some parts of the nation are noted and commended.

“The contributions of the Nigerian Air Force in addressing the security challenges of armed banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping in the North West and North Central, in conjunction with other security agencies, have equally started to yield positive results.”

Prof. Osinbajo then highlighted the Federal Government’s commitment to prioritising professionalism in the military since the assumption of the Buhari administration in 2015.

His words: “As a country, we are particularly proud that in less than 4 years, we were able to revitalize our Armed Forces. In keeping with his promise that as Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, he would prioritize the restoration of professionalism in the military to enable them effectively discharge their responsibilities, President Buhari ensured that substantial investments were made in acquiring new platforms and other support equipment for the military and other security agencies, as well as reactivating and upgrading existing platforms.”

From Enugu, the Vice President proceeded to Bayelsa State where he joined other dignitaries to attend the funeral service for Pa Abraham Diri, the father of Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, held at the St. Peters Anglican Church Sampou, Bayelsa State.

The Vice President was received on arrival at the Yenagoa Airport by the Deputy Governor, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and other State Government Officials.

In his remarks, the VP noted that the celebration of the life and times of Pa Diri by Nigerians from different walks of life was a testimony to the fact there is profit in all honest and diligent labour.

According to him, the late Pa Diri ” was an exemplary teacher, public servant, lay reader in the church and community leader, when he was teaching here in Sampou and I also believe in Ekeremor LGA, and other places in Delta State where he taught and impacted lives and brought up the children of so many, nurturing the promises and aspirations of thousands of young men and women.

“He certainly didn’t know that the day would come, I’m sure if he would have been asked how did he think his death would be celebrated, he would have thought it would be a very humble one.

“At least many years ago, certainly, he would never have imagined that the whole of Nigeria would be gathered here to celebrate him.

“But that is a lesson that we learn from scripture, the bible says that in all labour there is profit, Proverbs 14:23. All the labours, decent, honest, doing the right things, as a teacher and a mentor to many, the reward came.

“Not just in his son becoming the governor but look at the array of individuals today who celebrate this humble teacher. So, we bless the Lord for his life. Bless the Lord for the testimony of such a great life,” he continued.

Prof. Osinbajo gave thanks to God “for the examples of people like Pa Diri who did the right things, served their communities well, built men and women of substance.”

He condoled the Diri family on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Dignitaries at the event included the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Speaker of the House of Reps, Ahmed Wase, Governors Darius Ishaku of Taraba State; Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State; Ademola Adeleke of Osun State; former Governors Sen. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and Peter Obi of Anambra, and former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan.

There were also members of the National Assembly and members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and the State Executive Council, among others.

https://dailytrust.com/osinbajo-commends-nafs-confidence-charges-force-to-collaborate-more-with-academia-others-to-enhance-capacity/

Aerobatics.

left lieutenant @Google_12point7

The Nigerian Air Force marked its 59th anniversary with some of the most daring aerial displays I have seen. This one was hot stuff.

Men dey!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U03PnPukc1k

https://twitter.com/Google_12point7/status/1654606825214423042

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Photo News: Interdenominational Church Service commemorating NAF Day Celebration 2023

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Photo News: Jumaat Prayers commemorating NAF Day Celebration 2023

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Those who lost their “manhood” should not do anyhow our military are battle ready for anything

Ndimkpurummiri:
Those who lost their “manhood” should not do anyhow our military are battle ready for anything

phyton is ever ready to dance

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NAF DAY 2023: Nigerian Air Force Wing Loong II UCAVs. NAF has taken delivery of 5 WL-2 combat drones. Images of all except NAF 143 have been seen.

Below are NAF 141, 142, 144 and 145.

These would improve the NAF's ISR and strike capabilities against terrorists.

https://twitter.com/milnewsng/status/1655256127167135745

This looks very professional to me

I love the NAF,

That's great.


Meanwhile, there is a problem. My problem is, my sister left twin girls with me. I was feeding one and i took a break to read comments here a little, now I don't know which one has eaten that I fed?!


Wahala

Check that Chinese made drone for bugs & backdoor

Ccd

Congratulations NAF. Happy anniversary guys. I remember the humble beginning during the time of Shittu Alao(Has a Barracks named after him in Keffi-Nassarawa state), Group Captain Sam Ethan, and AVM Abubakar Sadiq.

The 301 and 303 Flying training schools in Kano and Enugu are the best.Dont know much about the ones in Kano and Jos. May @naptu2 will do a thread on that one day for us here. Remember the fallen heroes especially the unfortunate NAF 911 C-130 Hercules crash in Ejigbo on September 26 1992.

naptu2:
Aerobatics.

left lieutenant @Google_12point7

https://twitter.com/Google_12point7/status/1654606825214423042

Lol. This is what our AirForce can do. I was telling a friend the other day that if not that Boko Haram issue have been politicize, they are no match for our Army.

I also remember during NAF day, C-130 use to fly around and distribute ball coloured with green and white. This doesn't happen anymore. Nigeria has really changed.

Ordinary rice dem no fit cook for nairalanders

donbachi:
Ordinary rice dem no fit cook for nairalanders

You see say dem chop rice there..werey😂😂

Nothing interests me about the Nigerian Armed Forces these days... No offense.

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God bless our military men 🙏

Imagination wan kill me

Okay

They will soon go and bomb innocent IDP camps n leave bandits.

Oyibo go still deh for background... till thy kingdom come we go dey depend on oyibo

ShaqFu:
Lol. This is what our AirForce can do. I was telling a friend the other day that if not that Boko Haram issue have been politicize, they are no match for our Army.

I also remember during NAF day, C-130 use to fly around and distribute ball coloured with green and white. This doesn't happen anymore. Nigeria has really changed.

The invited British team did that and not the NAF. This is their plane below

Osinbajo.....bubu just clip his wings

If not politics of ethnicity and religion, our military is a force to reckon with

Proper training is required to fly a fighter drone...

Pls send the pilot abroad for top quality training before they begin control the controller