President Jonathan Decorates His ADC with New Rank

President Goodluck Jonathan decorated his Aide De Camp (ADC), Ojogbane Adegbe, with a new rank of Colonel in the Nigerian Army at a ceremony witnessed by service chiefs on November 11, 2013, Monday.

The President, who spoke when he decorated the newly promoted ADC with the rank of colonel noted that a man should give thanks to God for the privileges and opportunities that he gets whatsoever happens to him, saying while these chances are not necessarily by human effort, "no matter how you struggle in life if it is not the will of God that you get what you see yourself getting, you may not.

"I thank the service chiefs for finding time to be here in this ceremony.

You are a privilege colonel otherwise they would not be here. To wear a rank is very prestigious. When you are given higher authority, you are expected to perform more", he added.

The President who noted that God gives different opportunities and privileges to people for obvious reasons, said yesterday's own in which his ADC, Adegbe was being moved from Lt Col to full Colonel was remarkable, even as he recalled his own experience. 

"My experience in services is that you have ranks and to wear this rank is very prestigious. I entered the preventive service of the customs, then it was called custom police before the merger and after school sat we were recruited as assistant preventive officers to level three with sea green epaulets no rank. 

"After your school sat, if you make it they give you one stripe preventive officer. When I got that rank, I was happier than the day that I convocated for my PHD.

 When you are given higher authority you are expected to perform according to your status. We hope that whatever you have been doing very well  you will even do more. We wish you success in your career", he said.

In his return, Col. Adegbe who thanked God for the promotion to the next rank, said:

"The Bible says promotion comes from God alone and this has not been because I deserve it but because God who shows mercy and grace has allowed it to happen.

"I also want to appreciate the President for personally taking charge of the decoration. I want to thank all those especially the service chiefs, ministers, chief of staff, and the NSA and those who were able to make our time to attend. Also I want to thank my wife who has been there for me".

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