Amb. Hassan Ardo Tukur bags  Ivorian national honour of Officer of the Order of the Nation of Cote d’ivoire

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the National Mandate Group, NMG, Amb. Hassan Ardo Tukur has been honoured with the Ivorian national honour of Officer of the Order of the Nation of Cote d’ivoire.

Tukur who was former Principal Private Secretary to former President Goodluck Jonathan, received the award in Abidjan at a ceremony presided over by Madamme Henrieta Diabate, the Grand Chancellor of the Republic.

The colourful ceremony and award was given to international persons who have distinguished themselves in significant contributions to development, nation building and humanity in general.

The august event attracted very important personalities from various works of life, the international community and foreign missions in the country.

Amb. Tukur who is a diplomat of outstanding repute had served in Nigerian missions and embassies some of which include Sao Tome and Principe, Equitorial Guinea among several others before his appointment as Pricinpal Private Secretary to ex President Goidluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria in 2011.

Madamme Henrieta Diabate’ The grand Chancellor of the Republic is empowered by the Ivoirien constitution to perform such investiture on persons who have been carefully selected and adjudged deserving of the award. Such honours are usually approved by the President of the Republic.

In her speech, Madamme Diabate personally noted the choice of Ambassador Tukur whom she refered to by name, as contributing to the development and peaceful coexistence of Cote d’ivoire. Most especially during their trying moments as an emissary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in brokering peace between the warring groups then. 113 people other recipients were honoured and Ambassador Tukur is the only Nigerian and Foreigner among them.

In an interview following the investiture, Ambassador thanked the government and people of the Repiblic of Cote d’ Ivoire for the honours done him which he has dedicated to Nigeria and all patriots who are committed to peace, harmony and development in the entire subregion.

Also, he thanked Nigeria for giving him the opportunity to serve in different missions at home and abroad.

Ambassador Hassan Ardo Tukur is also a beneficiary of two other honours from Nigeria; Officer of the Order of the Niger, OFR and Equatorial Guinean; Commander of the Order of Independence.

Ambassador Tukur is married with children and hails from Adamawa State.

OPERATION HADIN KAI: THEATRE COMMANDER DECORATES NEWLY PROMOTED BRIGADIER GENERALS IN THE THEATRE

The Theatre Commander (TC) Joint Task Force ( JTF ) North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI ( OPHK ) Major General CG Musa had on Tuesday, 20 December 2022 decorated eight (8) Senior Officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to the rank of Brigadier Generals. The investiture ceremony took place at Headquarters Theatre Command Officers’ Mess in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri.

In his remarks, the Theatre Commander Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa congratulated the newly promoted Brigadier Generals for their elevations and thereafter commended their spouses and family members their support and prayers toward their progress in the NA.

The Theatre Commander, urged the Senior Officers to be focused, firm, fair and flexible to personnel under their command while exercising their powers of command . He encouraged them to commend those doing well and must correct and punish those not willing to do the right thing.

Furthermore, General Musa encouraged those who where not promoted not to despair as the future remains very bright. Thereafter, General Musa urged them to always remember that the country has invested so much in training them and they must therefore reciprocate the kind gesture by being loyal and committed to the tasks ahead.

During the vote of thanks, Brigadier General AJ Ahmad on behalf of the newly promoted Brigadier Generals expressed their profound gratitude to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS ) , the Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) and the Army Council for approving their promotion. He further thanked the Theatre Commander for his leadership and pledged to on behalf of his colleagues to continue to give their best in their service to their father land.

The newly promoted Brigadier Generals are, Brigadier General AJ Ahmad, Brig Gen EE Agada, Brig Gen B Sarki, Brig Gen OM Azuikpe, Brig Gen A Ahmed, Brig Gen OM Adesuyi, Brig Gen JB Adams and Brig Gen EE Etim.

Present during the investiture ceremony were, the Deputy Theatre Commander OPHK Major General MS Ahmed, the GOC 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander sector 1 OPHK, Sector Commanders, Component Commanders OPHK, the Chief of Staff Headquarters Theatre Command and 7 Division Nigerian Army, Principal Staff Officers of Headquarters Theatre Command and 7 Division Nigerian Army, their spouses and family members.