President Buhari on Tuesday, December 3rd unveiled locally produced mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles named Ezugwu and other armored vehicles.
The vehicles were designed to carry out the insertion and extraction of troops, assault, counter-terrorism, and delivery of high firepower and urban warfare.
The vehicles were unveiled during the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, holding in Kaduna. Other primary and secondary armaments unveiled at the event included anti-aircraft guns that also carry a crew of twelve commanders, driver, two gunners and eight soldiers.
“These armored vehicles that were produced by DICON are testimonies that the government’s effort is yielding positive results. It is encouraging to note that, the Nigerian Army as a critical element of National power is involved in innovative and inventive ventures to become an Army to be proud of in the future by all Nigerians.
“There is no doubt that a lot has been achieved by the Army since my assumption into office.
Our administration has continued to provide resources for the execution of transformational projects with the aim of modernizing the Army to be better positioned to perform it’s constitutional roles,“ the President said.
Buhari noted the collaborative efforts of the command engineering Depot with relevant indigenous organizations to promote local content towards developing Nigeria’s Military-Industrial Complex.
“In this regard, it is pertinent to acknowledge the establishment of the Army University, Biu, the Army Resource Center in the Army War College to further boost intellectual capacities in the forces,“ he said.
The President further lauded the Nigerian Army for the establishment of Army Cyber Warfare Command, Fifty Space Command and the Land Forces Segregation Center. He said they were laudable efforts aimed at repositioning the Army to address emerging and future threats to National security.
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well done President Buhari.Africa is proud of u.
APOSTLE KWADWO SAFO IS DOING SAME IN GHANA NO ONE SEEM TO MIND HIM AT ALL. EVERYTHING IN GHANA IS ABOUT NPP/NDC AND NOTHING ELSE.
See what Nigeria is doing.Ghana governments (past and present) seemed not see what Prof Apostle Kwadwo Safo is doing at all. All is about NDC, NPP and nothing more or less. Oga well done.
Oga well done.
VERY IMPRESSIVE TO READ ABOUT NIGERIA'S EXPLOITS UNDER BUHARI. HERE WE ARE IN GHANA HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCES AND DURBARS BLAMING A PAST PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EVERY DAY FOR THE GOVERNMENTS OWN INEFFICIENCIES. WE SPEND THE GHANAIAN TAX PAYERS MONEY TO FUEL PEOPLE TO RADIO STATIONS EVERY MINUTE TO GO AND INSULT GHANAIANS WHEN THEY (GHANAIANS) VOICE OUT THEIR FRUSTRATIONS REGARDING CORRUPTION AND THE INABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO MEET JUST THE BASIC NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS. WE ARE SPENDING SCARCE RESOURCES USING THE POLICE AND STATE SECURITY APPARTUS CHASING CITIZENS EVERY DAY FOR TREASONABLE AUDIO RECORDINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS WHEN COMMON WATER CAN NOT FLOW IN PEOPLES TUBS. THEN WE CALL THIS ONE A GOVERNMENT? APUUUUUTOOOO! SATAN FINDS WORK FOR THE LAZY HANDS. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME BUHARI TALKED OR BLAMED HIS PREDECESSOR? I CAN'T REMEMBER. MAYBE OVER HALF A DECADE AGO.