Nigerian Colonel Graduate Best in US war college

A colonel in the Nigerian Army, Charles Nengite, at the weekend beat 380 other postgraduate students to the top position at the U.S. War College (USAWC), Carlisle, Pennsylvania according to information obtained on the college website on Monday.

Charles Nengite’s performance at the college was the best any foreigner had achieved in 38 years at the college leading him to win 6 awards for outstanding performance in different courses.

Maj.-Gen. William Rapp, the Commandant of the college, labeled Nengite’s performance as “arguably one of the best in the international fellows programmes at the USAWC”.

At the graduation ceremony of the college, Rapp also said that Nigeria should be proud of Nengite and his compatriot in the Masters of Strategic Studies class, Col. Timothy Shipi.

Rapp said “Shipi performed brilliantly”.

Nengite earned the Distinguished Graduate award reserved for the top five fellows in his class of 381 and also the Commandant’s award for distinction in research.

Nengite also received the USAWC recognition award for innovation in SHARP – Sexual Harassment and Response Programme and articulated a seminal paper – “I am your friend campaign’’ – strategy under the SHARP.

The Nigerian Colonel in the 2016 class made up of 302 Americans and 79 other nationals in 73 other countries, also received the 2nd best speaker award in the speaking competition.

The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. Mark Milley, who presided over the ceremony, revealed that best graudands of the college proceeded to occupy key and strategic positions of leadership.