The Nigerian Army says arrangements are in top gear to provide befitting personal homes for all soldiers fighting various forms of insecurity in the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, made this known at the opening of the First Quarter Chief of Army Staff Conference 2024 in Abuja on Tuesday, April 16.
The three-star general, stated that the Nigerian Army is implementing new welfare initiatives to boost the morale of troops, noting that premiums paid to beneficiaries of various insurance schemes to cater for troops’ dependents in any eventuality have been doubled without any corresponding increase in contributions.
The army chief said the Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers (AHOOAS) is one of such measure, aimed at alleviating the hardship soldiers faced in securing personal accommodation during post-service life.
He also disclosed that he had directed the Post-Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL) to set aside five per cent of the AHOOAS Scheme in each estate for allocation to soldiers with operational-related disabilities.
While emphasizing that this is a way of making the scheme inclusive and sensitive to the plight of soldiers with such challenges, the Chief of Army Staff added that the Nigerian Army will cover all the housing expenses at 100 per cent for the soldiers.
