The Commander Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA), Major General Kevin Aligbe, has called on the candidates for the the 2025 Lieutenant to Captain Practical Promotion Examination (LCPPE), to focus fully on the examination and make a solid foundation for their career progression.

Maj Gen Aligbe who doubles as the Examination President, gave the charge on Sunday 9 February 2025 during his address to the 208 candidates of 2025 LCPPE held at Maj Gen Joseph Nanven Garba Hall , Post Graduate School of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna in Kaduna State.

He congratulated them for attaining the watershed moment in their chosen military career by selecting them to participate in the promotion examination.

The Commander TRADOC NA also reiterated zero tolerance to malpractice in the NA examinations, and advised the candidates to use the opportunity to lay a solid foundation for further consolidation of their chosen career.

He also urged them to be disciplined, courageous and exemplary which are the virtues that formed the core values of the NA and on which premise their career trajectory would be assured.

The Examination President reminded the candidates that they are on a crucial assignment and their conduct during the examinations could make or mar their career.

“The 2025 LCPPE is designed to achieve the following objectives; improve the candidates knowledge on military profession, assist the NA in candidates’ career planning, test the candidates’ physical fitness, stimulate healthy competitive spirit amongst the candidates, assess candidates’ ability in command amongst others,” he said.

He assured the candidates of the determination of the panelists to carry out a meticulous and painstaking assessment of their performance and accurate recording of their marks.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Chief Host and the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Mayirenso Saraso, urged the candidates to put in their best, maintain decorum and discipline in order to come out successful in the examination, stating that the importance of the examination could not be over-emphasised.

He thanked the Chief of Army Staff (GOC), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, for giving the Headquarters 1 Division Nigerian Army opportunity to host the all important examination He also thanked the Commander TRADOC NA for recommending 1 Division to host the examination amongst other well qualified Divisions of the NA .

He also drew the attention of the panelists and candidates to the need for them to be individually and collectively security conscious while in Kaduna.

The event had in attendance the Deputy Chief of Training (Courses and Examination), Army Headquarters Department of Training, Maj Gen Ayoola Aboaba, the Chief of Training TRADOC NA, Maj Gen Peter Okoye , Representatives from Army Headquarters, Nigerian Army Heritage Centre and observers from Army Headquarters, principal staff officers from HQ 1 Division NA, TRADOC NA Team for2025 LCPPE, Examinations Panelists and the Directing Staff for the 2025 LCPPE among others.