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President Buhari delivers Keynote Address at the Commonwealth Anti Corruption Conference for Civil Society, London.

has been obliterated. What is on-going now are mop up operations to clear the remnants of the insurgents from their numerous hideouts.

capacity of the insurgents to launch attacks has now been significantly curtailed. Boko Haram’s capacity to hold territories

badly managed Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. The violence even spread beyond North Eastern states. But the

to the nation and its people. Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, you will all recall that this Administration inherited a

profession by remaining apolitical. You are also required to exhibit the highest sense of integrity, patriotism and exemplary service

exhibit the highest level of discipline and loyalty to one Nigeria. Above all you must strive to keep to the tenets of the

Therefore, as you step out of this noble institution, your character will determine how far you can go. Endeavour to be patriotic and

to the next level having been found worthy in learning and character to move from being Cadets to officers.

troops are being consolidated. You are indeed moving into a path of honour, sacrifice and responsibility. You are also moving

to observe that you are graduating into the Armed Forces at a very auspicious time when the gains of several years of sacrifice by our

budgetary provision to sustain the high standard of excellence already attained. To the passing out cadets, I want

Benefits (Non-Contributory Pension Scheme) for NDA civilian retirees. The Academy will continue to be assisted in terms of

personnel in the Armed Forces. Only recently, the Federal Executive Council approved the treasury funding of the Defined

This Administration will continue to support the Ministry of Defence especially in capacity building and improving the welfare of its

commend the Commandant and staff of the Academy for these outstanding achievements within the last one year.

Thank you all. God bless Nigeria. You e accreditation of 5 academic programmes by the National Universities Commission. I

transparent strategic direction to the Academy. To all the cadets on parade, I say well done once again for an excellent parade.

leadership of NDA and express my appreciation to members of the NDA Governing Council for providing a well focused and

and you will serve it selflessly and be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice if the need arises. Finally, I congratulate the

family alone. You no longer belong to your village, town or state. You now belong to the Nigerian nation