COAS COMMISSIONS REMODELED SOLDIERS CLUB AT 65 BN

COAS COMMISSIONS REMODELED SOLDIERS CLUB AT 65 BN

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 29 October 2026, commissioned a remodeled soldiers’ club at 65 Battalion, Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos. The project, part of the over 38 projects inaugurated across Nigerian Army formations and units nationwide to address critical areas of need to improve personnel welfare and enhance operational efficiency of formations and units.

The projects, underscore the Nigerian Army’s sustained commitment to providing a conducive living and working environment for officers, soldiers and their families, recognising that improved welfare and functional infrastructure are essential to personnel morale, administrative effectiveness and operational readiness in support of national security.

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, representative of the COAS, Major General MT Abdullahi, Corps Commander, Signals, said the projects aligned with the Command Philosophy of the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, particularly the pillar of Sound Administration and the Soldier First Concept, which places personnel welfare as the epicenter of building a professional, adaptable, combat-ready and resilient force. He maintained that adequate accommodation and essential infrastructure were critical to strengthening morale, boosting productivity and enhancing the Army’s capacity to discharge its constitutional responsibilities.

The COAS charged the soldiers to maintain and put to good use, the remodeled club and uphold the highest standards of discipline and responsibility. He reaffirmed his resolve to sustain investments in welfare and infrastructure across formations and units nationwide, while expressing appreciation to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his continued support to the Nigerian Army.

Earlier, the Commanding Officer, 65 Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Sunday Adeojo, thanked the Chief of Army Staff for the selection to his umit as a beneficiary of the project. He pledged the unit’s loyalty to the COAS and all constituted authority. He pledged that the Unit would put to good use the facility as a critical part of building regimentation in the unit.

The commissioning of the 11 projects in Abuja and 38 others across Nigerian Army formations and units nationwide reflects a coordinated effort to address longstanding accommodation and infrastructure requirements while strengthening the welfare of personnel and their families. The initiative also reinforces the Nigerian Army’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for effective training, administration and operations.

IWEHA IKEDICHI
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR
ARMY PUBLIC RELATIONS
81 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY