The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd.), has underscored the critical need for Nigerians to possess discipline, loyalty, and resilience to overcome the nation’s pressing challenges. Speaking at the 38th-anniversary celebration of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) Class of 1982, Marwa emphasized that character is more vital for national development than armed force alone.
Marwa, an alumnus of the NMS, highlighted the school’s role in shaping individuals with inner strength. “Our country today needs more than soldiers with weapons,” he stated. “She needs citizens with character, men and women armed with courage, loyalty, discipline, and resilience.” This message comes as Nigeria grapples with widespread insecurity, economic instability, and a decline in public trust.
The NDLEA boss commended the NMS Class of 1982 for their contributions to both the military and the nation, noting their historic achievement of producing two serving Service Chiefs: the Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, and the Air Chief, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar. He praised their loyalty and gratitude to their alma mater, symbolized by their various projects.
The Nigerian Military School, founded in 1954 in Zaria, has a long history of producing distinguished military officers and public servants. Marwa’s speech reinforced the idea that institutions like NMS are crucial for cultivating leaders who are equipped with the moral fortitude needed to guide the country through its current crises.
