Remain Committed To Duty- CG NSCDC Charges Personnel

By Nkiru Njemanze

Officers and Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have been charged to remain dedicated to duty and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

The Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi gave the charge at this year’s Sports Award night in Abuja.

According to him, this would re-assure Nigerians that the security of lives and property are guaranteed.

According to him, the event was put together to celebrate, recognise and honour some personnel of the Corps who have distinguished themselves and have made the Corps and the country proud at major tournaments such as National and International competitions.

He described the award night as unique, cognizant of the fact that sports, is a notable unifying factor across the globe.

“Any contribution made towards sports development, is indeed a generous contribution to the development of a nation…” the CG added.

Dr Audi called on well-meaning Nigerians to realign themselves to the development of sports in the country through sponsorship and contributing to the process of transformation and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to foster good governance through sports.

The CG said the Corps would continue to focus on discovering, encouraging and developing talents.

He reiterated that the NSCDC has continued to display a high sense of commitment to any venture it believes in, saying this has made the Corps remain a household name in the area of sports development as well as its primary responsibilities of providing security for Critical National Assets and Infrastructure among other core mandates.

The high point of the event was the presentation of Awards to the personnel who excelled in different sports.

They include Ogho O. Egwero, 3-time Athletics Gold Medalist in the All African Games, Omotosho Omolara Ogunmakinju, African Athletics Championship Gold Medalist, Fatima Bello, Current African Champion in Table Tennis and ranked No.1 in Nigeria.

Others are Akanbi Rilwan Dan, West African Champion in Table Tennis, Deborah Pam Badung, Winner, Chief of Defence Staff Marathon 2023, Aliu K. Attai Mohammed, World and Africa Lightweight Champion in Professional Wrestling among others.

Goodwill messages were given by the representatives of the Chief of Army Staff, Inspector General of Police, Controller General of Corrections, Corps Marshall FRSC, Minister of Youth and Sports Development and Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Edited By Grace Namiji