{"id":4455,"date":"2025-01-24T10:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:44:24","slug":"over-40-percent-of-army-personnel-currently-lacking-accommodation-says-coas-olufemi-oluyede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4455","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Over 40 percent of army personnel currently lacking accommodation,\u2019 Says COAS, Olufemi Oluyede"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, has revealed that over 40 percent of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/army.mil.ng\/\">Nigerian Army<\/a>&nbsp;personnel currently lack proper accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oluyede made this statement on Thursday, January 23, while inaugurating the newly constructed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thestreetjournal.org\/tinubu-inaugurates-abuja-army-barracks-named-after-him\/\">Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks<\/a>&nbsp;in the Asokoro district of Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting the critical issue, the COAS emphasized the army\u2019s significant housing deficit, noting that urgent measures are needed to address the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour excellency may recall that on the assumption of the office of the chief of army staff, one of the critical issues on the table before you was the fact that about 40 percent of Nigerian army personnel are not accommodated,\u201d Oluyede said at the event where President Tinubu was present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stated that the newly inaugurated barracks have the capacity to house only 614 personnel, comprising 170 officers and 444 soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn specific terms, the project comprises 16 major general quarters, 17 brigadier general quarters, 3\u00d720 family major to colonel quarters, 30\u00d720 family lieutenant to captain quarters, and 60\u00d730 family senior non-commissioned officers\u2019 quarters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOthers are 6\u00d730 family corporal and below quarters, 40\u00d721 corporal and below quarters. These translate to accommodation for 614 personnel consisting of 170 officers and 444 soldiers and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COAS praised President Tinubu for his dedication to providing army officers with affordable, decent, and suitable accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He remarked that naming the new barracks after Tinubu was a humble gesture to honour a deserving leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oluyede further explained that this act serves as a token of gratitude for the president\u2019s exceptional support and unwavering commitment to enhancing the welfare and operational capabilities of the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, has revealed that over 40 percent of&nbsp;Nigerian Army&nbsp;personnel currently lack proper accommodation. 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