 Major General John Orte has assumed office as a 32nd commandant of Nigeria's foremost military university, the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna. General Orte took over for Major General Ayam Yusuf, who proceeded into retirement after 33 years of service to the country. These follow the recent deployment of senior officers in the Nigerian Army by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tareed Lagbajer. In his brief remarks during the handover ceremony at the NDA headquarters in Kaduna, the outgoing commandant's Major General Ayam Yusuf thanked God for his successful career and fruitful tenure as head of nation's foremost military university. My focus will be on the cadets and I will request you to cooperate with me. All praises and glory to Almighty God. For making me see this day and for all the achievements of a lifetime, my professional ambition had always been to serve as the commandant and to retire from the military from this privileged appointment in which I feel I have attained my highest goal in military service and expanded all my objectives and strategies for the betterment of the Nigerian Defense Academy and by implication, the armed forces of Nigeria. Don't expand your energies, seeking shortcuts or favours from superiors. Use that energy to develop your competencies because good character, competence and leadership are what will make the system find you at the appropriate time.