NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR NIGERIAN ARMY SOLDIERS PART OF CRITICAL AREA OF MY INTERVENTION…… Lt Gen W Shaibu

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR NIGERIAN ARMY SOLDIERS PART OF CRITICAL AREA OF MY INTERVENTION…… Lt Gen W Shaibu

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, NAM, on 29 October 2026, commissioned 10 Blocks of 10 Families Corporals and Below Quarters at Kafanchan Barracks in Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State.

Delivering remarks at the commissioning ceremony, Lieutenant General Shaibu, said that the newly constructed residential accommodation for Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers is a part of critical areas of his intervention in his one year in office as COAS. He noted that the occasion marks another milestone in his commitment of transforming the NA to align with his Command Philosophy which seeks to foster professional, well – equipped, and welfare oriented army. “No army can achieve operational excellence on the battlefield if the administrative foundation at home is weak, or its brave personnel are housed in substandard environment”, the COAS added.

Speaking further at the event, the Army Chief, disclosed that NA is committed to providing dignified living quarters for its troops, ensuring that they have access to clean water, reliable power supply, security, and a healthy living environment.

He further urged the beneficiaries of the new accommodation to take ownership of the structures and facilities therein, while sustaining proper maintainance culture. He charged the soldiers to use the improved working condition to sharpen their administrative readiness and commitment to ongoing operation.

The COAS, expressed profound gratitude to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his continuous strategic guidance and unwavering support to the NA. He thanked contractors of the project, supervisors, and all stakeholders for their partnership, and commitment towards ensuring that the project was completed within stipulated period.

Earlier in a welcome address, the Chief of Staff, Infantry Corps Centre, Brigadier General MA Tijjani, who represented the Commander Infantry Corps, said that the COAS’ commitment to welfare of troops aligns with the pillars of his command philosophy of soldier first concept.

He congratulated the COAS on his one year anniversary in office; noting that within the period, the NA achieved greater operational successes, enhanced training, improved welfare, and massive infrastructural transformation.

The keys to the newly constructed accommodation were handed to respective beneficiaries and their families.The event was well attended by Commandants of Military Training Institutions within Jaji Military Cantonment, members of Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), Nigerian Army Soldiers Wives Association (NASWA), and senior officers and soldiers, including family members within the Cantonment.

POLYCARP OKOYE
Lieutenant Colonel
Acting Deputy Director
Army Public Relations
HQ ICC
29 October 2026

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