CGS Chief of
defence staff General
CGS Chief of
defence staff General Olonisakin
AFEME: Armed Forces School Graduates
Technicians
The effort of the Defence Headquarters to equip the Armed Forces
of Nigeria with requisite manpower and skill to promote efficiency
has received a boost with the graduation of 15 engineering
students, drawn from the 3 Services.
The graduating technical students who were trained at the Armed
Forces Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (AFEME) Mechatronics
School, Abuja, comprised 7 soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 4
Ratings from the Nigerian Navy and 4 Airmen from the Nigerian Air
Force.
AFEME Mechatronics School was established in May 2015 by the
Defence Headquarters in partnership with German Technical Advisory
Group (G-TAG) to meet automobile mechanical and electrical needs of
the Nigerian military.
The establishment of the Mechatronic school was therefore a
response to the challenges of modern day engineering practice by
the technical personnel of the Nigerian Military. The 15 graduands
had undergone rigorous training for a period of 2 years, which
commenced from May 2017 to May 2019.
In his remark during the graduation ceremony, the Chief of
Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, noted that the
objective of AMS is to provide for the Armed Forces of Nigeria
(AFN), technicians that would be capable of tackling the complex
challenges of maintaining automobiles that are currently in the
inventory of the AFN and those that would be acquired in
future.
Represented by the Chief of Defence Logistics, Major General
Ibrahim Attahiru, the Chief of Defence Staff assured that the
Defence Headquarters would continue to partner and support the
School, especially towards facilitating all projects.
He expressed profound gratitude to the German government and
G-TAG for their support to the AFN and their assistance in the
actualization of several laudable projects of international
standard.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Commanding Officer of the
School, Lieutenant Colonel Ebiowei Odede, adjudged the performance
of the graduating students to be satisfactory, adding that
Mechatronics is multidisciplinary and has added value to the
technical competence of the graduands. He pointed out, that their
training would be of great benefit to the services.
Highlight of the occasion was the presentation of certificates
and the German Proficiency Medals to the graduating students.
Present at the occasion were the German Ambassador to Nigeria,
Dr Bernhard Schlagheck and the representatives of the Service
Chiefs. Officials from the National Board for Technical Education
(NBTE) and National Agency for Science and Engineering
Infrastructure (NASEI) also graced the occasion.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Colonel
Acting Director Defence Information