President Jonathan Decorates His ADC With New Rank

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Ekekeee, Lagos
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday charged his Aide De Camp (ADC), Ojogbane Adegbe to work harder in the service of the country to justify his new rank in the Nigerian Army.
He gave the charge while officially decorating him with the new rank of Colonel in the Army .
He said: “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.”
“I thank the service chiefs for finding time to be here in this ceremony. You are a privileged 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 went on: “We have to thank God for today, whatsoever happens to a man, he gives glory to God. Privileges and opportunities that we have are not necessarily by our own efforts. 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.”
“For obvious reasons God gives us different opportunities and privileges. Today’s own we are thankful to God that Adegbe has now moved from Lt Col to full Colonel.”
Recalling his experience in uniform, he said: “My experience in service where you have ranks…. to wear a rank is very prestigious. I entered the preventive service of the customs, then it was called custom police before the merger and after school Cert we were recruited as assistant preventive officers to level three with sea green epaulets… no rank.”
“After your school certificate, if you make it they give you one stripe preventive officer. When I got that the rank, I was happier than the day that I convocated for my PHD.” He added
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the decoration ceremony,  Colonel Adegbe thanked God for the opportunity and the promotion.
He said: “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”.
He thanked the President for personally taking charge of the decoration.
While also thanking the service chiefs, ministers, chief of staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the National Security Adviser for attending the ceremony, he thanked his wife whom he said has always been there for him.