By Kingsley Nwezeh
In a renewed bid to reorganise the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd), yesterday inaugurated a 21- man committee to facilitate the reforms of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).
Inaugurating the committee at the Ship House, Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Magashi gave a 10-point terms of reference as contained in the convening order.
He told the committee to address the perceived administrative and operational gaps in the military, which he said must be refined and clearly defined in compliance with the current globally acceptable 21st century standards.
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Major-General Bashir Magashi, the Minister of Defence, has commissioned a 21-man committee on the reforms of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The Minister who spoke during the inauguration on Monday gave the committee a 10 – point terms of reference as contained in the Convening Order.
According to a statement by the media aide to the minister, Mohammed Abdulkadri, Magashi told the committee to address the perceived administrative and operational gaps in the military sector, adding that it must be refined and clearly defined in compliance with the current global acceptable 21st century standards.
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The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has inaugurated a 21-man committee on the reforms of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Speaking during the ceremony on Monday, the minister gave the members a 10 – point terms of reference as contained in the Convening Order.
According to a statement by the media aide to the minister, Mohammed Abdulkadri, Magashi told the committee to address the perceived administrative and operational gaps in the military sector, which he said must be refined and clearly defined in compliance with the current global acceptable 21st century standards.