The Common Officer Commanding the 6 Division, Nigerian Military, Main-Common Jamal Abdussalam, has mentioned the Nigerian Military stays dedicated to the welfare of troopers.
This was as he known as on commanders in any respect ranges to prioritize the welfare of their personnel and their households.
Main-Common Abdussalam said this when he commissioned a number of tasks on the 343 Artillery Regiment, Elele Barracks in Rivers State, executed by the Commanding Officer, 343 AR, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Kaan.
The GOC emphasised that many of the tasks inaugurated have a direct impression on the lives of the troops and their households, noting that earlier than the renovation work was undertaken, the occupants have been paired to utilize some amenities.
He expressed happiness that with the whole remodelling, every room has its facility, which in his phrases makes it dignifying.
Among the tasks commissioned have been a 200-metre concrete highway linking senior non-commissioned officers’ quarters to the medical centre, Corporal beneath quarters, an indoor sports activities and recreation centre, a tennis courtroom and a refurbished squash courtroom.
He said, “All these tasks have a direct bearing on the wellbeing of our troopers and as I advised the Commanding Officer, all this stuff he has executed aligned completely with the philosophy of the Chief of Military Workers, Lieutenant-Common Olufemi Oluyede, which is ‘put the soldier first.’
“So for every little thing we’re doing, the soldier comes first. These tasks are all geared in the direction of the wellbeing of the troopers and their households to consolidate the transformation of the Nigerian Military in the direction of bequeathing a well-motivated and combat-ready drive that may successfully discharge its constitutional obligations inside a joint and multi-agency atmosphere.”
Main-Common Abdussalam additional mentioned in most choices taken by CoAS, his ‘Troopers First’ ideology has been key, and due to this fact known as on commanding officers to key into the CoAS ‘Troopers First’ initiative and use it as a driving drive in all their endeavours.
He additionally urged COs to make use of the restricted assets they’ve to profit their troops.
Main Common Abdussalam recommended the CO of the 343 AR, Lieutenant Colonel Kaan for embarking on significant tasks that uplift the residing requirements of troops and their households.
Abdussalam urged the occupants of the newly renovated block to return collectively and preserve the ability for his or her profit and that of their households, stressing that to whom a lot is given, a lot is anticipated.
Earlier, the CO 343 AR, Lt. Col. Kaan thanked the GOC and different senior officers who graced the occasion, stating that earlier than he launched into the whole renovation, the 30-room block had fully deteriorated.
Kaan mentioned the poor state of the rooms knowledgeable his determination to present it an entire facelift in step with the CoAS ‘troopers’ first’ idea for the advantage of troops.