Brig. Gen. Oladele Assumes NASME Command, Vows To Improve Welfare of Personnel and Produce Highly Equipped Technicians

Brig. Gen. Oladele Assumes NASME Command, Vows To Improve Welfare of Personnel and Produce Highly Equipped Technicians

Brigadier General Oladele Arogundade has today Thursday 13 July 2023 taken over the command of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (NASEME), Auchi Edo State as the 37th Commandant. He took ove from Major General Adeyinka Adereti who is redeployed to the Office of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) as the Director of Procurement.

In his valedictory speech, the outgone Commandant Major General Adereti thanked all the staff and instructors for their support and cooperation he enjoyed during his tour of duty. He urged them to extend the same support and cooperation to the new Commandant

While giving his inaugural address at the event, the new Commandant Brigadier General Arogundade appreciated his predecessor and pledged to continue to drive the institution towards achieving greater heights.

Brigadier General Arogundade stated that he is committed to imparting knowledge, improving on the welfare of personnel, and producing better technicians” in line with the command philosophy of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Taoreed Lagbaja which is “to transform the NA into a well-trained, equipped and highly motivated force towards achieving our constitutional responsibilities within a joint environment”. He, therefore enjoined all personnel to be above board and maintain discipline.

High point of the ceremony was the signing of Handing and Taking Over notes, Handing Over of the command flag to the incoming Commandant, address to troops, lowering and hoisting of the command flag to signifying the end and a beginning of an era.