The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigeria Navy, Calabar, has trained no fewer than one hundred ratings of the command on attitudinal change.

According to Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the training is designed to enhance performance and professionalism among the personnel in the discharge of their duties in line with the Chief of Naval Staff’s transformation agenda.

Ibas, said this known while declaring open a workshop in Calabar, themed: “Professionalism through Attitudinal Change’’, saying the objective was to create awareness among the personnel toward efficient and enhanced service delivery.

He said the Nigerian Navy takes the issue of attitudinal change and its intended positive contributions to the delivery of the Nigerian Navy mandate very seriously.

According to him, the need to transform the navy came from the backdrop of the compelling need for the military to re-calibrate, reform and re-engineer itself on the lane of professionalism which goes with training.

He spoke through Chief of Naval Transformation, Abuja, Rear Admiral Bee Ibe-Enwo, said the Nigerian Navy mandate was to secure the nation’s territorial integrity from the sea-word end by protecting the maritime resources.

Speaking, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command,Rear Admiral David Adeniran, said Nigerian Navy established the transformation branch to drive his transformation programme for the 2011-2020 period.

Adeniran said the objective was to enable the navy to achieve and sustain effective operational performance through a holistic fleet renewal, maritime awareness capabilities, upgrade of logistics and repair of facilities.

He said this through Rear Admiral Abraham Adaji, saying the transformation would also enhance information and communication skills among the personnel.

Adeniran said it would impact and expand human resource development of the navy, saying as part of human development pillar of the Nigerian Navy transformation programme, lots of navy personnel have been trained in various programmes both locally and abroad to enhance the theoretical knowledge and practical ability.

The resource person at the workshop, Olumide Olugbenle, said transformation involved managing a change process and not a one-off event.

Olugbenle said the right attitude to training and the operating environment could help the Nigerian Navy to transform significantly.

He charged the senior officers to always give their subordinates a positive attitude that would in turn change the ratings to develop a positive attitude in service delivery.