The President of the Republic, Paul BIYA Friday 18 January,
presided over the 36th graduation ceremony of the Combined Services Military
Academy (EMIA).
The
ceremony marked the end of 36 months of training that the cadet officers
undertook at the school. The batch was christened: “Unity and Diversity”; in
reference to the current socio-political situation in Cameroon.
It was an memorable day for the 174 graduating cadet
officers and the entire nation as the former received their epaulets at the
ceremonial ground of the Headquarters Brigade in Yaounde.
President Biya personally wore the epaulette on the best
graduating cadet officer, Lieutenant MboumEdinguele Davy Gildas. The others had
their epaulettes put by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of
Defence, the Secretaries of State in the Ministry of Defence, Generals and
other high ranking military officers.
In a
motivational speech, Paul BIYA congratulated the cadet officers for their
courage. He painted a perfect picture of the current security challenges and
urged the new set of lieutenants and second lieutenants to be devoted like
their predecessors.
The
Head of State cautioned them to respect virtues such as bravery, discipline,
rigour, loyalty and professionalism in the exercise of their exalting and noble
task.
President Paul BIYA equally paid a special homage to all the
fallen soldiers whom he described as Cameroonian heroes.
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