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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, on Thursday described himself as one of the most fortunate army chiefs the country ever produced.
Ihejirika said this at the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, where he inaugurated an ultra-modern Senior Officers’ Mess.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, on Thursday described himself as one of the most fortunate army chiefs the country ever produced.
Ihejirika said this at the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, where he inaugurated an ultra-modern Senior Officers’ Mess.
The mess, which, according to the COAS, meets international standard, was reconstructed by the General Officer Commanding, 82 Division, Major General Adebayo Olaniyi.
He said his reform policies in the Nigerian Army was made easier, being part of a general transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan.
He said, “When I assumed office, one of the greatest problems I was confronted with was the sorry state of infrastructure, both in our barracks and equipment.
“However, I am one of the luckiest Chief of Army Staff in Nigeria. I am working under a Commander-in-Chief that is compassionate and has come with an agenda to transform the country. So, what we just did was to key into this and it has paid up in the Nigerian Army.”
The COAS commended the GOC for the quality of work at the mess, saying, “One thing is to make funds available, and another thing is to make judicious use of the funds.”
Ihejirika said in the next few months he would be at the 82 Division to inaugurate an ultra-modern hotel being executed by the Army under private partnership arrangement.
However, General Olaniyi said the modern mess was needed to provide senior officers with a deserved meeting point.
