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FG Restates Commitment To Continental Peace
The Nigerian Army, has reaffirmed its commitment to support peace keeping operations in Africa.
Speaking during the African Conference of Commandants of Staff Colleges (ACoCs) Week in Kaduna on Wednesday, Air Chief, Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, noted that peace keeping operations were a veritable instrument for crisis management and conflicts resolution in Africa.
Petinrin, who was represented by Rear Admiral Dele Ezeoba, expressed concern over the increasing spectrum of conflicts in Africa.
He said that the role played by the military in restoring peace had become crucial with the increase in intra-state conflicts since the end of the Cold War.
He said the objective of the conference was to enhance the operational efficiency of the Africa Regional Standby Forces through training, to meet the contemporary security challenges across Africa.
Petinrin said that the conference was also aimed at reinforcing the growing concept of regionalism for peace support operations in Africa under the auspices of AU, ECOWAS and SADC.
He said that Africa could only achieve operational efficiency in peace support operations, if the training of troops was effectively coordinated to achieve its objectives.
Petinrin said coordination of peace support operations training for the ECOWAS standby Force was a very appropriate appraisal in Africa as the ACoCs had challenges that could halt its goal.
Earlier, in an address of welcome, the Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Air Vice Marshall A.T. Mu’azu, said the 2011 conference was designed to contribute to African security through development and transformation of education and training in military environment.
Mu’azu said it would facilitate and improve understanding and general coordination among African Staff Colleges in order to develop the African Standby Force (ASF).
He said it would also explore the commonality of the curricula with the intention to facilitate the Joint African Exercise.
Mu’azu urged the participants to embrace peace even in crisis, adding: “Peace Keeping is not all about fighting but ensuring peace that would tackle crisis.”
While presenting a paper titled: ‘Coordination of Peace Support Operations Training for the ECOWAS Standby Force: An Appraisal,” Mr Idris Zabadi, described peace support operations as a mechanism designed to manage conflicts.
Zabadi said new dimension of conflicts required more than traditional peacekeeping as training and re-training were vital to achieve its objectives.
He disclosed that inadequate funding was a major bottleneck stalling the African peace keeping operations, and urged ECOWAS to fund the operations to enable it to achieve its aim.
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