Huge Relief for Military Officers As President Tinubu Inaugurates 'Bola Tinubu Barracks' in Asokoro, FCT
Olufemi Orunsola
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that a military barack named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Thursday, inaugurated in Asokoro, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria by the Nigerian President.
OTN News gathered that the project, named, 'Bola Tinubu Barracks" comprised quarters for Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Major to Colonel Quarters, Lieutenant to Captain Quarters, Quarters for senior Non-Commissioned officers, amongst others.
While speaking at the event in Abuja, President Tinubu assured troops that his administration would never compromise on their welfare.
He also pledged that he would continue to provide whatever was needed to ease the job of the troops as well as commit more resources to improve their welfare.
The Nigerian President charged the officers to ensure adequate maintenance culture to keep the accommodation.
In his words, “What we must do is continuous development with right maintenance and commitment to the welfare of our men and women in uniform."
Also speaking at the inauguration, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, lamented that over 40 per cent of the Nigerian Army personnel are still not accommodated.
According to the military Chief, who reminded the President of the utmost necessity of befitting accomodations for officers as a prime agenda pushed since he assumed office said, “Your Excellency may recall that on the assumption of the office of Chief of Army Staff, one of the critical issues at the table before you was the fact that about 40 per cent of Nigerian Army personnel are not accommodated."
He further emphasized that,“In specific terms, the project comprises 16 Major General Quarters, 17 Beginner General Quarters, 3 by 20 Family Major to Colonel Quarters, 30 by 20 Family Lieutenant to Captain Quarters, and 60 by 30 Family Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Quarters. Others are 6 by 30 Family Corporal and Below Quarters, 40 by 21 Corporal and Below Quarters. These translate to accommodation for 614 personnel consisting of 170 officers and 444 soldiers and their families.
He further hinted that, “Also provided in these barracks are three worship centres, sports facilities, and a powerhouse. The external infrastructure includes the perimeter fence with 15 entrance gates, gatehouses, umbrellas, groundwater supply facilities, access road networks, and hard and soft landscaping, all constructed to the highest standards.
"Although this seems huge, with the scale of accommodation deficits the Nigerian Army faces in Abuja, this is only but just a drop in the ocean," he concluded.
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