Army Chief laments low enlistment from South-East region

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday, expressed interest implicit the persistently debased enlistment of youths from the South-East geopolitical portion into the Nigerian Army.

Lt. Gen. Shaibu made this known during the passing-out parade of the pioneer batch of 90 regular recruits astatine the Nigerian Army Recruit Training Depot, Amasiri-Edda, Ebonyi State.

He noted that the recruitment quota allocated to the South-East had remained mostly unfilled for respective years, describing the inclination arsenic unacceptable.

The Army Chief, however, appealed to accepted rulers, parents, assemblage leaders and different stakeholders successful the portion to promote eligible young men and women to instrumentality vantage of the recruitment opportunities disposable successful the Nigerian Army.

According to him, subject work is not simply a vocation but an honourable calling that embodies patriotism, enactment and nationalist service.

He said: “We inquire for your continued enactment due to the fact that subject work is precise demanding. Please basal by them, promote them an...