 Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has reiterated readiness in stepping up all its physical fitness pro-training to ensure effectiveness of troops in combat in the country's security challenges for the Netherlands. The Chief of Army's staff, Major-General Tareed Lagwajah, stated this at an opening of the Nigerian Army Interformation Combat Sports and Swimming Championship in Kaduna State, organized to enhance the operational readiness of troops on the battlefield. Lagwajah, whose address to the athletes, was delivered by the Commander Infantry Corps, Major-General Ulufemi Uluyete, says the championship is to enhance physical fitness and troops' leadership traits intended to prepare them ahead of any foreseeable challenges in all the theater of operations. Physical fitness is one of the key areas of capacity in any army, and is considered imperative to ensure the promotion of physical fitness of all the Nigerian Army personnel. To transform the Nigerian Army into a well-trained, equipped, and highly-coordinated workforce towards achieving across the country within a joint environment, we have to enhance capacity for effective deployment of all hands to achieve the desired results through group training. We are therefore stopping off all aspects of our training and combat readiness. We need to start the new hands and the personnel readiness of troops to be given new power to across the country. We need to place this on ensuring the operational readiness of the Nigerian Army under a competitive sporting atmosphere, and also to work hard to bring personnel, and represent competence, towards achieving the specific objectives of the 2023-2013 year. The objectives of this competition, therefore, is to improve troops' combat efficiency, physical fitness, enhanced leadership traits, and use of initiative to result in concerted efforts by the Division of Border Assistant Services and Security Agencies. We have embarked on robust operations under the guidance of the Chief of Army staff and for all Nigerian participants and technical officials to take the competition seriously required by the rules that have been laid down. It is hope that all competitors who make good use of this opportunity can be worthy ambassadors of their formations, as well as the Nigerian Army at large.