The Nigerian Army Mass Housing Units Phase 2 was officially launched in the Army Command Estate Asokoro, Abuja, by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, as part of efforts to provide affordable housing units for NA troops.
Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the director of Army Public Relations, indicated in a statement that General Yahaya noted during the commissioning of the Nigerian Army Mass Housing Units ceremony that the initiative to start the mass home development project is to alleviate the housing issues experienced by personnel after retirement.
He pointed out that the project will undoubtedly offer the essential support of post-retirement housing due to the implementation of acceptable discounts by the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL) in favor of its troops.
The project, according to General Yahaya, is one of many mass housing initiatives the NA has started across the nation for the benefit of both serving people and the general public.
The COAS reaffirmed that the program was in keeping with his fundamental goal of prioritizing employee welfare in order to reform the NA, which was well encapsulated in his vision. This, he continued, has partially motivated his drive to build and renovate a variety of facilities across NA formations and units, including housing, office buildings, training centers, and other support facilities in the barracks.
The ongoing NA infrastructure intervention at the Army Command Estate Asokoro, according to General Yahaya, will unavoidably cause teething problems for NA soldiers in terms of housing.
In a similar spirit, the COAS has given the newly built Headquarters Directorate of Legal Services (Army) commissioning authority in order to position the Directorate appropriately and provide the favorable conditions for effective service delivery in support of the NA. The Army Chief emphasized how the Directorate of Legal Service has developed over time and distinguished itself in the courtroom. He continued by saying that the NA’s general motivation to fulfill her legal obligations within the bounds of the law was aided by the Directorate’s endeavor to provide timely and well-balanced legal advice and services.
Vice Chairman of Nigerian Army Properties Limited Lt Gen Lamidi Adeosun rtd, former Directors of the Directorate, former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Tukur Buratai rtd, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Honourable Justice Binta Nyako, and Principal Staff Officers from Army Headquarters were present. The Group Managing Directors of the Services Properties Limited and the Managing Director of Continental Civil and General Construction Company, among other important visitors, are also in attendance at the event.