Security: Fed Govt pledges continued support for NDA
The Federal Government has promised continued support to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to enable it to train the best military officers for the Armed Forces.
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, pledged when he visited the NDA yesterday in Kaduna as part of his two-day official visit to military installations in the state.
The minister said the government’s support for the NDA would aid the efforts of the Federal Government towards ensuring a safe and secure nation.
On the first day of the visit, Badaru toured the NDA permanent site and the old site hosting the academy’s post-graduate school, where he inspected ongoing construction projects, and facilities, and interacted with senior officers of the institution.
Praising the premier military university for its outstanding performance, the minister also reaffirmed the Federal Government’s continued cooperation to enable the institution to achieve its objectives.
NDA’s Commandant, Maj.-Gen. Abdu-Khalifa Ibrahim, hailed the Federal Government for providing the necessary resources and upgrading the academy’s infrastructure.
Ibrahim expressed appreciation for the minister’s exemplary leadership.
Badaru visited several key locations within the academy, including the Hall of Fame, the Centre of Excellence (under construction), the Senate Building (under construction), the Postgraduate School, and the Centre for Innovation and Creativity.
On the second and final day of his visit, scheduled for today, the minister is expected to visit Buffalo Engineering Technical Services (BET) and the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Kaduna.
