Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, the Chief of the Naval Staff, has been awarded for exemplary leadership in maritime security.
This was at the International Symposium on Blue Ocean Economy and Maritime Security in Africa held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, recently.
The award was presented to him by Prof M.S. Tshehla, the Dean of the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, and his citation was read by Mr Patrick Agbambu, the CEO of Security Watch Africa Initiatives.
The symposium aimed to explore the potential roles that navies of various countries, in conjunction with public and private sector entities, can play in ensuring security on the continent’s ocean waters, which are critical to achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063 objectives that require sustainable peace and security.