The Alumni Associations of the National Institute of Security Studies Nigeria (AANISS) and that of National Institute (AANI), have pledged to work together to tackle national security issues and engender a better society for Nigeria.
The decision was taken when the National President of AANISS, Chief Mike Ejiofor paid a courtesy visit to the president of AANI, Ambassador Emmanuel Okafor, in his office at the AANI National Secretariat, in Maitama District, Abuja.
In a statement by the national publicity secretary of AANI, Brig-Gen Sani Usman on Tuesday Nov. 21, said the unprecedented meeting aimed to pool resources and insights of the two associations for the greater good of Nigeria.
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GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that AANISS comprised of the graduands of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja, while AANI is the association of those that attended the prestigious Senior Executive Course (SEC) at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.
Some of the graduates of the SEC include former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida mni, late General Sani Abacha, former Head of State, General Abdulsalam’s Abubakar mni, Oba of Lagos, the Sultan of Sokoto, Obi of Onitsha and so many other prominent Nigerian men and women.
Brig-Gen Sani Usman said both the leadership of AANISS and that of AANI pledged to collaborate further in other areas of common interests to address national security issues, emphasizing the crucial role of unity in shaping a more secure and prosperous society.
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“Bringing together the expertise of AANISS, which comprised of Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) graduates, and AANI, representing the graduates of the prestigious Senior Executive Course (SEC), this unprecedented courtesy call also aims to pool resources and insights for the greater good of Nigeria. As both associations trace their roots to institutions dedicated to shaping top-tier leaders, their joint commitment signals a powerful alliance focused on tackling the challenges that lie ahead.”
NIPSS Kuru was established by Decree No. 20, 1979 and CAP Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. It is a high- level centre for reflection, research, and learning, with the primary objective of serving as the nation’s foremost policy ‘think- tank’, developing a crop of top-class technocrats of high intellectual capacity, conceptualize and anchor the implementation of innovative and dynamic policy initiatives and strategies critical for national development.