Strategic Partnership

Strategic Partnership

Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has declared readiness of the government to partner with the Nigerian Army to provide affordable housing for personnel which they continue to use on retirement

The governor made this known during a courtesy visit by a team of the Post-Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL), led by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Major General J. D. Omali.

Governor Eno commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, for the initiative which he described as laudable adding that it was necessary to provide such facility for post-service retirement given the nature of tremendous service they render to the nation.

According to him, “I am a security-conscious person. I belong to the security community and I am always worried when I see our people go through all they go through and when they retire, within three months of exit, they are given three months to leave the barracks, and the question is always, “to where?”

“This is a very laudable project, and we believe our State should be able to key into this. The process of acquiring the land itself, 200 hectares is a huge commitment for the State, and I believe that if we can do that, we have contributed our quota to the project, and it will also show that we care for our service men.