{"id":59847,"date":"2025-01-23T18:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59847"},"modified":"2025-01-23T18:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:13:43","slug":"tinubu-commissions-barrack-promises-to-prioritize-troops-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/23\/tinubu-commissions-barrack-promises-to-prioritize-troops-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Commissions Barrack, Promises to Prioritize Troops&#8217; Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Our Correspondent<\/strong><br \/>\nPresident Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to prioritizing the welfare and safety of Nigerian troops engaged in internal security operations across the country.<br \/>\nSpeaking on Thursday at the inauguration of the Bola Tinubu Barracks in Abuja, the president emphasized the importance of adequate support for the military, stating, \u201cYour welfare cannot and will not be compromised. We will continue to commit resources to improve your welfare and ensure you have what you need to fulfill your mandate. You are our heroes.\u201d<br \/>\nTinubu also urged troops to adopt a strong maintenance culture to preserve the facilities provided.<br \/>\nThe Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, highlighted the accommodation deficit in the Nigerian Army, with over 40% of personnel still without housing.<br \/>\nHe noted that the newly inaugurated barracks include 614 residential units for 170 officers and 444 soldiers, along with their families.<br \/>\nThe facilities feature various accommodation types, worship centers, sports facilities, a powerhouse, and extensive infrastructure, including a perimeter fence, road networks, and water supply systems.<br \/>\nHowever, Gen. Oluyede described the project as only a fraction of the housing needs of the Nigerian Army in Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to prioritizing the welfare and safety of Nigerian troops engaged in internal security operations across the country. Speaking on Thursday at the inauguration of the Bola Tinubu Barracks in Abuja, the president emphasized the importance of adequate support for the military, stating, \u201cYour welfare cannot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":58823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59847"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59848,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59847\/revisions\/59848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}