The Army Headquarters Department of Army Recruitment Resettlement and Reserve (DARR/R) has organised a 2 Day Workshop in preparation for the 84 Regular Recruitment Intake State Screening Exercise for 37 Temporary Recruitment Officers (TROs) at Army War College Nigeria Asokoro Abuja on 28 November 2022.
The Exercise with the theme “Optimizing Capacity for Competence and Skills Identification in Nigerian Army Recruitment Exercise was expected to sensitize TROs and other stakeholders in the best way to conduct seamless recruitment that will lead to the enlistment of well competent candidates into the Nigerian Army(NA).
Declaring the workshop open, the Chief of Administration Army ably represented by the Director Manpower Major General Ibrahim Mohammed Jalo charged the TROs to be meticulous in their selection that will accomplish the attainment of recruiting professionals across the 36 States of the federation and Federal Capital Abuja in the protection of territorial integrity of Nigeria.
According to him, the objective of the workshop is to equip the participants with the fundamentals of organizing a successful recruitment exercise for 84 RRI. The workshop is also designed to provide a forum to assess the level of preparations by all stakeholders to ensure the successful conduct of 84 RRI.
“All stakeholders have to collectively ensure that only qualified men/women with the right physical and mental stamina are enlisted into the Nigerian Army. I, therefore, expect the highest level of professionalism and transparency from all of you during the recruitment Exercise” He said.
“During the exercise, you are expected to adhere strictly to the NA policy guidelines on enlistment as specified in Nigerian Army Administrative Policy and Procedures (Revised) 2015 and other directives issued by Army Headquarters. All stakeholders have to collectively ensure that only qualified men/women with the right physical and mental stamina are enlisted into the NA” He added.
He envisaged that at the end of this workshop, all the nominated Temporary Recruitment Officers (TROs) would be better equipped to carry out the selection of qualified candidates in accordance with the NA policies and directives.
“Please note that candidates must be selected from all the local government areas in each state. You should also accommodate the input of State Liaison Officers who would assist to ascertain the state of origin of the candidates in their respective states. However, you must be mindful of state representatives who may want to collude with some supporting staff at the state recruitment centres to manipulate the selection process. Please note that representatives of the Federal Character Commission will also be on the ground to monitor the process. The gender balance of 3 female candidates per state must also be strictly adhered to”.
Those in attendance were former Directors of DARRR, Commander Nigerian Army Medical Corps, Commandant Depot Nigerian Army, and Commander NABFC Falgore amongst others.