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The Nigerian Army has inaugurated 60 housing units comprising two- and three-bedroom flats, at Akobo in Ibadan, Oyo State, and allocated five percent of the houses free of charge to soldiers who sustained disabilities in the line of duty.

Seventy percent of the housing units were also reserved for soldiers at highly subsidized rates, as part of the Nigerian Army’s ongoing efforts to enhance the welfare of its personnel.

According to a statement by the Army’s spokesperson, Colonel Apollonia Anele, on Friday, the housing units are part of the Nigerian Army’s ongoing Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers (AHOOAS) Housing Scheme.

A shopping complex was also inaugurated under the Post Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL).

According to the statement, the projects were inaugurated by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, who said that affordable housing remains a critical pillar of the Nigerian Army’s transformation agenda, in line with the vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The COAS said the project is a practical demonstration of the Nigerian Army’s “Soldier First” philosophy, noting that access to decent and affordable housing is central to troop morale, operational effectiveness, and post-service stability.

“The AHOOAS scheme is designed to ensure that soldiers retire in dignity, with secure home ownership in locations of their choice,” he said.

The Army Chief said the expansion of the scheme to Ibadan, Benin, Jos, Akwa Ibom, and other locations was informed by the successes of the pilot phase in Idu, Abuja, which, he said, delivered over 400 housing units.

He said plans are also underway to fast-track home ownership for Army Warrant Officers.

While commending the Oyo State Government for its sustained support to military formations and traditional institutions for promoting peace and cooperation, General Shaibu urged other state governments to support the scheme by allocating land for future phases.

He praised Post Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL) for its professionalism and acknowledged Family Homes Funds Limited for partnering with the Nigerian Army to build 50 housing units for widows of fallen heroes.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PHDL, Major General Isiah Alison, said the 60 housing units comprise 30 two-bedroom houses for Non-Commissioned Officers and 30 three-bedroom houses for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers.

He added that five percent of the houses were allocated free of charge to soldiers who sustained disabilities in the line of duty, while 70 percent of the units were reserved for soldiers at highly subsidized rates.

“Houses constructed at costs of up to ₦30 million were sold to soldiers for as low as ₦7.5 million,” Alison explained, describing the initiative as a deliberate welfare intervention rather than a commercial venture.

“Similar housing projects are ongoing in other locations, alongside service shopping complexes designed to support small businesses and stimulate the local economic activities of troops’ families,” he said.

Putindbutt:
Say it slowly - Renewed Hope Housing Estate.

God bless the NA, God bless Jagaban.

Splashme:
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.

Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.

The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.

Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”

The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.

Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.

He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”


http://www.punchng.com/news/cancelling-metroline-a-major-mistake-jakande/

eluquenson:
REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE

* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.

* His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.

* His government built the Lagos State Television

* His government built the Lagos Radio

* His government built Lagos State University

* His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.

* His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.

* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.

* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.

* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.

* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.

* His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.

* His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.

* His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.

* His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.

* His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.

* His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.

* His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.

* His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).

* His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.

* In July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.

* His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980

* His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).

* His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.

*His government established LASACO Insurance.

*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.

*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.

WHO SAYS 4 YEARS IN OFFICE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MEANINGFUL ACHIEVEMENTS?

IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.

SEGLIZ:
I never new the Nigerian Army has become a business venture!? Kudos to them at the least if they can't curb crime and insurgency they are profitable in business.

lordm:
Great job. At least tinubu is doing some good things

anonimi:
Why should God bless an evil person who raised IGR and budget 100 times from increasing tax burden on Lagosians without building low cost housing for them, like Jakande did in just four years before Buhari jailed him for corruption

What government services, utilities, facilities maintenance etc in the past 26 years of Tinubu TAX monster plan can match what progressive UPN govern did without squeezing out IGR from the public?


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The Army Chief said the expansion of the scheme to Ibadan, Benin, Jos, Akwa Ibom, and other locations was informed by the successes of the pilot phase in Idu, Abuja, which, he said, delivered over 400 housing units.

SEGLIZ:
I never new the Nigerian Army has become a business venture!? Kudos to them at the least if they can't curb crime and insurgency they are profitable in business.

you mean it is one of there duties to produce bottle water, bottle water turned amenities. government is meant to provide all these amenities and the soldiers concentrate on combat duties.

I doubt the top echelon in the advanced countries you mentioned will have time to produce bottle or go building houses as area of concentration.

SEGLIZ:
I never new the Nigerian Army has become a business venture!? Kudos to them at the least if they can't curb crime and insurgency they are profitable in business.

you mean it is one of there duties to produce bottle water, bottle water turned amenities. government is meant to provide all these amenities and the soldiers concentrate on combat duties.

I doubt the top echelon in the advanced countries you mentioned will have time to produce bottle or go building houses as area of concentration.

Pakute:
https://thenationonlineng.net/army-inaugurates-housing-units-reserves-five-percent-for-wounded-soldiers/

Putindbutt:
How old are you?.. you don't have elders that can educate and enlighten you?.

Do you think during Jakande's time, he was going to Abuja to collect monthly allocations?. Baba had control over Lagos resources and that's why he was able to do all that he did.

Why are you comparing to Tinubu who had no such opportunity, even the FG seized Lagos allocations from coming to him. Receive sense!

anonimi:
You must be too young to even read for you to vomit this propaganda garbage.

Regional resource control ended in 1966 with Ironsi’s Unification Decree 34.

The Allocation of Revenue (Federation Account, etc.) Act, was enacted in 1982 a year before UPN progressive governments were replaced with military dictators led by Buhari.

Lagos State portion of the shared 27% among 36 states, was never seized. Only the LGA allocation, which is 20% shared among 774 local governments that was seized because Tinubu and his AG Osinbajo laboured in vain to smuggle new LGAs into the 1999 constitution.

Do you even have a container to receive sense

Putindbutt:
Say it slowly - Renewed Hope Housing Estate.

God bless the NA, God bless Jagaban.

Pakute:
https://thenationonlineng.net/army-inaugurates-housing-units-reserves-five-percent-for-wounded-soldiers/