President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kaduna State where he will be participating as the special guest of honour for the grand finale of week-long activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
The president landed at the Kaduna International Airport at exactly 11:30am, and was received by the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, along with the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas, Senior Kaduna State Government officials and top senior military officers.
The president is expected to deliver a speech at the diamond celebration of the NDA holding at Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
From the airport the President moved to the Nigerian Defence Academy Afaka. On arrival, the president moves straight to review the parade as the Reviewing Officer for the Academy’s 60th anniversary.
Part of the activities for the event include a match past by officers, trooping and presentation of colours.
On February 5, the Academy unveiled an emblem and a crest commemorating 60 years since its establishment, as part of activities marking its Diamond Jubilee celebrations which commenced three days earlier at the NDA Auditorium, Afaka.
Present were graduates of the NDA, former Commandants, serving and retired military officers, operatives of other security and paramilitary organisations, as well as representatives of institutions including the Special Guest of Honour, Major General Rabiu Aliyu (retd.), who is a member of the pioneer Regular Course 1 of 1964.
Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja the same day after which he is billed to proceed to Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, to witness the face-off between Nigeria and host Côte d’Ivoire at the AFCON final.
