The Chief of Naval Workers (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has tasked 19 newly embellished Naval Warrant Officers (NWO) with sustaining a excessive degree of self-discipline and dedication to the service of the Nigerian Navy and the nation at massive.
The CNS, represented by the Chief of Coverage and Plans (Navy), Rear Adm. Joseph Akpan, referred to as on Monday in Abuja whereas adorning 19 Senior Non-Commissioned Officers with their new ranks.
He stated the rank of the NWO, the very best within the score cadre, was bestowed on the officers due to their self-discipline, dedication, and dedication to responsibility through the years.
The Naval Chief stated promotion comes from God, and “you must see it as an act of God that he has counted you worthy amongst your colleagues whom you began.”
“, a lot of them might need fallen alongside the way in which, and even these nonetheless in service, not all of them had been counted worthy to be elevated to this enviable rank.
“It’s due to your arduous work, dedication, dedication to responsibility, and, extra importantly, unblemished report.
“You’ve got performed key roles earlier than, and now you have got been referred to as upon to play much more essential roles as a result of when you find yourself deployed, a few of you’ll discover your self there on the Niger Delta,” he stated.
The naval chief suggested the promoted officers to justify the boldness reposed in them by making certain a excessive degree of self-discipline, including that extra could be required from them sooner or later.
He stated their new ranks would require them to carry out excessive management roles.
“So, you need to lead by instance, with braveness and much more dedication.
“Now you’ll put on the white uniform and different naval accoutrement like white sneakers.
“It calls for cleanliness and self-discipline so that you can be neat and to seem the way in which you must seem.
“It is going to be your duty to deliver the boys and rankings collectively, speak to them, converse the language they perceive, and at all times guarantee you have got your act collectively.
Ogalla congratulated the officers and counseled their spouses for being their pillars of assist at residence, enabling them to successfully discharge their duties.
Talking on behalf of the newly embellished Navy Warrant Officers, NWO Philip Shishi, appreciated the naval chief for granting them the promotion to the rank of maritime warrant officers.
Shishi stated the brand new ranks had bestowed on them the distinguished title of the Admirals of the Decrease Deck, including that they had been conscious that larger ranks include larger tasks.
He assured the CNS of their readiness to uphold the sanctity of their new ranks, be extra devoted and dutiful, and proceed to be loyal to actualising the naval chief’s imaginative and prescient.