War on terror must be won, Chief of Air Staff vows at meeting with Diaspora Commission boss  

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has given assurance that the battles against insurgents, bandits and others in the North East and other parts of the Country will be won by the Nigerian Military.

Air Marshal Amao stated this when he received the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Headquarters in Abuja.

Air Marshal Oladayo Amao said that with the professional competence of the Air Force personnel and a well boosted morale, the terrorists and their kind will be brought to their knees.

The CAS said the NAF is willing to collaborate with Nigerian Professionals in the diaspora in relevant fields as it is imperative to tap into the enormous skills of Nigerians all over the world particularly in the area of technology transfer.

Air Marshal Amao also commended the NIDCOM Boss for her passionate and relentless desire to see that the Nigerian Diaspora with such enormous resources, skills, talents and global exposure is leveraged for National
Development.

Amao further assured of maximum support to ensure that Air Force Officers get the best professional training abroad, including those provided by Nigerian is diaspora professionals in that field.

The NIDCOM Boss used the opportunity of the visit to extend her condolences to the Nigerian Air Force on the loss of officers and men in the course of tackling the security challenges in the country.

Hon. Dabiri-Erewa also applauded the Nigerian Air Force for their intervention in bringing back stranded Nigerians in the Diaspora, particularly from neighboring African countries.

The visit to the Chief of the Air Staff by the Chairman/CEO of NIDCOM, Hon. Dabiri-Erewa is coming ahead of the proposed Diaspora Defence and Security Conference.