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While presiding over the ceremony, the Minister of Defence (HMOD), Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), charged the newly promoted and decorated senior officers to rededicate themselves to the service of a better Nigeria as they prepare for higher challenges.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday, 11 December 2020, decorated 16 Air Commodores and 31 Group Captains, who were recently promoted to their next higher ranks of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) and Air Commodore (Air Cdre) by the Air Force Council.
The decoration ceremony, which took place at the NAF Officersโ Mess and Suites, Kado, Abuja was witnessed by a limited audience, with attendance strictly by invitation due to restrictions occasioned by COVID-19.
While presiding over the ceremony, the Minister of Defence (HMOD), Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), charged the newly promoted and decorated senior officers to rededicate themselves to the service of a better Nigeria as they prepare for higher challenges.
