Africa-Press – Mozambique. The President of the Republic announced on Wednesday November (10) the restructuring of the Defense and Security Forces (FDS), with a view to responding effectively to the challenges facing the country, with an emphasis on terrorism.
Speaking at the end of the training courses for sergeants of the Mozambican Defence Armed Forces (FADM, members of the FDS), in Boane district, Maputo province, Filipe Nyusi said that this is an action which has been taking place for some time, though its effects are not immediate.
Even without giving many details, the Commander-in-Chief of the FDS stated that the idea is that the FADM continue to be of excellence for the defence of the motherland and national interests, consolidating itself more and more as the forge of national unity.
To that end, the President said, there is a need to guarantee the National Defence Policy’s successful execution with a range of available staff to help operationalise the transmitted missions.
“In a few days I will elaborate more on this matter, in the context of the restructuring of the Defence and Security Forces”, said the Head of State.
Specifically on the training of FADM sergeants, Nyusi stated that the Government’s expectation is that everything taught in the training reaches all the Armed Forces and is reflected in their tactical and operational functioning.
President Nyusi explained that sergeants play a crucial role in ensuring that the Army is disciplined and well commanded, as they ensure the liaison between officers and soldiers for the benefit of a fully functioning force structure, from bottom to top.
Specifically, the President of the Republic highlighted the fact that the FDS are on the offensive, characterised by the cleaning up and consolidation of their presence in places previously occupied by terrorists in Cabo Delgado, hence the challenge of the sergeants who graduated yesterday is to contribute to the soldiers are in combat readiness.
“I was proud to know that your training was at the North Operational Theatre, where you fought and returned to continue your training. In this sense, I advise you to set an example for soldiers regarding the good practices they have learned and assimilated”, he exhorted.
“It is your task to ensure that Mozambique continues to be an independent, sovereign, united and indivisible, democratic state, with intact territorial integrity, social justice and with its people living in an environment of peace and tranquillity,” he said.
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Amandio Roberto Macuácua
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