The Nigerian Army has pledged to step up collaboration with Harvard Kennedy School in order to enhance the capacity development of its officers.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, indicated the readiness of the Service to strengthen partnership with HKS when he received a delegation from the institution on Monday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
Buratai on behalf of Soldiers and Officers of the Nigerian Army thanked the management of the school for the visit and lauded the institution for its strategic role in building quality cum visionary leaders.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian Army under the command of Buratai has sponsored several officers who have leadership potentials of becoming great leaders to the school in order to build their capacity on defence and security studies for strategic leadership responsibility.
Buratai promised to strengthen partnership with the institution in order to have the HKS train officers here in Nigeria.
Earlier in his remark, the leader of the delegation, Major General William Rapp (retd), stated that the partnership was sacrosanct in order to develop officers with requisite leadership abilities to overcome current complex leadership challenges.
According to Rapp: “Nigeria’s future is very significant to the world.
“The collaboration will enhance the capacity of the Nigerian Army leadership to look forward to changes and challenges in a global scale.”