BARCLAY TRAINING CENTER, MONROVIA- 8 AUGUST 2024: Deputy Defense boss for Operations, Honorable Spencer Leeco, craves more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training opportunities as 56 personnel of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) and various para-military institutions graduated from the Africa International Institute of Science and Technology (AIIST) University College on 8 August 2024.
Honorable Leeco, delivering the keynote address at the graduation program on behalf of Rtd. Brig. Gen. Geraldine Janet George, Minister of National Defense, said, “As we go about the arduous task of nation building, and the rebuilding of professional military and law enforcement agencies in our country, we must think big and widen our imaginations. And we must put big dreams and imaginations into action. By doing so, individually and collectively, we will build a country with a respectable security image that our generation and future generations come can be proud of.”
The Deputy Defense boss also encouraged the graduates to expand their education in computer literacy and information technology. He intimated that “In this age of globalization, the important role technology plays in modern security cannot be overemphasized.”
Minister Leeco is meanwhile calling on the Liberian Government and bilateral partners to provide security personnel with more training opportunities and logistical support so as to be on course with other nations.
Giving an overview remake the program, the Vice President for Administration at AIIST University College, K. Ishmael V. Konneh, expressed his delight of the program which started with 3 Computers and had grown up to University level that graduates over hundred students from different institutions or work places.
He disclosed that his institution intends to train 1,000 state security officers in computer literacy.
The Vice President for Administration is also appealing to security institutions, private organizations, and donor partners to extend helping hands to the institutions in the preparation and graduation of quality personnel from the Security sectors.
Representatives from the World Bank, International Development Law Organization (IDLO), European Union, UNDP, UNESCO, and key government officials were among those making remarks.
