The Parents and Instructors Association, Nigeria Military School (NMS), has paid an advocacy visit to the Emir of Zazzau Malam Ahmed Bamalli for a Bill aimed at amending the Nigerian
By Mustapha Yauri
The Parents and Instructors Association, Nigeria Military School (NMS), has paid an advocacy visit to the Emir of Zazzau Malam Ahmed Bamalli for a Bill aimed at amending the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)Act.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bill focuses on creating a special avenue of integrating the graduates from the four military schools into NDA seamlessly, among other things.
Mr Ikenna Madueke, the Chairman of the association, said the advocacy visit to the emir was to solicit his support on the bill at the National Assembly.
Madueke said the bill was for the amendment of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Act towards paving the way for smooth transition of students from the four Nigerian military schools into the NDA.
He said the four military schools are: Nigeria Military School, Zaria, Kaduna State; Air force Military, School Jos, Plateau; Air Force Military School (Girls), Jos and Navy Military School Ikot-Ituen, Akwa Ibom.
“These schools train the students both in academics and military training, by the time they graduate from the school, they have become masters in arms and martial arts.
“We are looking at the way where these military trainings could be harnessed through the integration of the graduates of the military schools at the NDA, just as it was obtained globally.
“The idea is to assist students of these schools who intend to pursue a career in the Nigerian Armed Forces towards enhancing the combat strength of the armed forces,’’ the chairman said.
He, therefore, appealed to the government and other key stakeholders in the sector for an expansion of the budgetary provisions for military training to bolster the manpower needs of the armed forces.
In his remarks, the royal father said the presentation was brilliant, timely, vowing, “ we will make a follow up on it.’’
Bamalli said he would personally speak with the leadership of the national assembly on better ways of passing the bill.
He said, “It is absurd for the graduates of military schools not to have access to higher military training at the NDA,” adding that most of the boys and girls were more disciplined and patriotic.
Bamalli said that the students were already trained in weapons handling and other military skills, adding, “so, allowing these cohorts to miss higher military training is a colossal waste of human resource to the security.” (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)