Navy Boss Task Officers On Professionalism, Good Conduct

Officers during the exercise at Oghara

The Flag Officer Commanding Naval Logistics Command Oghara, Delta State, Rear Admiral Peter Agbo Onaji has advised members of the Nigerian Arm Forces to display the highest standard of professionalism and be of good conduct as they discharge their duties to the nation.

The flag officer stated this while addressing the combine military and para-military officers at the Naval Logistics Command barracks, Oghara after a “one day route match” which commenced at the Naval logistics headquarters throughout major streets in Ogharefe as a part of their quarterly
exercise in the spirit of togetherness and esprit d corps.

He told the officers that they as arms bearers, they must conduct themselves as members of one family and a team that “brings security to our mother land”.

The FOC advised them further to uphold tenaciously, the ethnics of
the force saying; “those of us who bear arms in this country, we should display professionalism in weapon handling. All of us should see ourselves as one and friendly forces”.

Rear Admiral Onaji who assumed office at the command headquarters
Oghara a week ago, added; “we must leverage our collective strength to
ensure our country remain safe.

“The enemies must not have upper hand
in our quest for peace for this country. The security agencies are capable of ensuring the security of this country. Any enemy of this Nation must be considered as our own enemy”.

Rear Admiral Onaji impressed with the performance of the officers,
maintained that they must discharge their constitutional role to this
country effectively, remarking further that the successes they have
recorded in the outing should be improved upon for its sustainability
and that they must put into practice maximally the training they derived so far on the job, “the only way we can show to our high command that has led us well”, he said.

During the event which started at about 6am at the weekend, over 300
officers drawn from the Nigerian Army, of the 19 batalion Koko/Sapele, Naval logistics command Oghara, mobile police force, squadron 51 Oghara, regular police, youth corps members, civil defence corps, men of the directorate of state security service (DSS) protocols Oghara chapter participated.

High points of the “Route match was, a long walk/jugging round the streets of Ogharefe, by the officers, address to the officers by the flag officer commanding the Naval logistic command Oghara, Rear
Admiral Peter Onaji which climaxed with a morale song rendered by the
F.O.C “IF F.O.C is behind us, we shall not be moved, but remain firm like the tree planted by the river side”.