SB Abubakar : A harvest of Firsts, built on a solid vision vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Time and again, ‘ordinary’ people, led by men and women, with uncommon vision, are busy doing great things that not only impact on the present but hold the key to unlocking the future greatness of the societies in which they live.These leaders are the dreamers. To them, once placed in a position of responsibility, they push beyond the limits, exploring new horizons that will lead to greater heights of achievement.
But that anonymity was broken by the call of duty. Perceptive students of leadership models would have noticed his unique disposition once he released his vision statement, upon his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff, by President Buhari, in July 2015.
Nigerians will be delighted to realize that, since 2015, the Nigerian Air Force reactivated most of the, hitherto, unserviceable aircraft in its fleet, with the active collaboration of Nigerian universities. This collaboration has far-reaching consequences for national development and captures the very essence of the Muhammadu Buhari doctrine of looking inwards, in finding solutions to the nation’s problems.
When Air Marshal SB Abubakar’s career runs its full course, he will be leaving fulfilled that, during his era as the Chief of Air Staff, and inspired by the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Air Force was able to record some very significant firsts. Top on the list of these “firsts” is in the area of diversity management, of gender inclusion which has seen the production of the first female fighter pilot in Nigeria.
The fourth “first” was recorded in the area of doctrinal changes by the development of the NAF Special Forces capability, comparable to similar forces in other countries. These Special Forces and units have been instrumental in the timely and effective degradation of criminal gangs and protection of NAF bases and resources thereby guarding against embarrassing attacks, on NAF facilities, as was the case at Maiduguri in December 2013.
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