 President Bola Tenenbu has served a federal government under his leadership, is implementing programs and policies that will empower Nigerians to combat the challenges of poverty, criminality and terrorism. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shatema, the passing out parade of cadets of 70 regular cadets of the Nigerian Defense Academy, NDA in Cardona State on Saturday, the president said the programs were part of a new national defense and security strategy by his administration. According to him, the initiative will be driven by resolute commitment to confront the substantial security challenges that are threatening Nigeria and the West African sub-region. This academy attracts the most ambitious among us to train them and we integrate them into society. Year after year, we reaffirm that sound education is the ultimate security strategy and our daily and armed forces are proof of this. This prize legacy, frankly, is one to which we are not only the testifiers, there is an international consensus on the quality of this academy, an institution that given a sense of purpose to alumni from as far as in Norway, Uganda, Togo, Sierra Leone, Niger Republic, Central Africa Republic, the Republic of Chad, and Burkina-Paswa. These graduating cadets, like those before them, are stepping into a world proud of threats. A world that demands unique skill sets to conquer the adversaries of the state. They are going to find themselves in a dynamic landscape, one marked by combat and with mental realities, but they depend on those encountered by their predecessors. Our hope is why we gather here today. Our hope is this spectacular group that they are the same superior family that equates them with a distinct advantage to set the nation's security and advance our collective future. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.