The General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Emmanuel Funsho Abejirin has commissioned infrastructural projects executed by Headquarters 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army.
Five projects commissioned include newly constructed young soldiers’ accommodation of 12 self contained flats.
The apartments were built to alleviate shortage of living accommodation in the Brigade Headquarters complex.
Public Relations Officer of the Division, Captain Abubakar Abdullahi in a press release sent to DAILY POST, said the GOC also commissioned a completed 1021 Brigade workshop complex, which was abandoned 3 decades ago.
The complex comprises of office accommodation, repairs segment, truck and other vehicle parking bay.
The Ministry of Defence civilian personnel unit was also not left out as the Commander 4 Brigade constructed a well furnished office which was equally commissioned.
Furthermore, the GOC commissioned a renovated abandoned 3 blocks of 10 classrooms at Command Children School GRA Benin.
The classroom is expected to boost enrolment into the school and make access to education easier to soldiers wards.
While commissioning the projects, General Abejirin commended the effort of the Brigade in providing basic infrastructures to its troops.
This, according to him, will go a long way in boosting their morale and benefit the neighboring community, thereby maintaining the cordial civil-military relationship.
Conducting the GOC round the projects, Commander 4 Brigade Brig Gen Okwudili Fidelis Azinta explained that the crave to embark on the project was to improve the accommodation and other infrastructure.
He commended the GOC for accepting to commission the projects and urged Soldiers and other beneficiaries of the project to make the best use of the facilities provided.
The event was attended by Senior military officers both serving and retired, including Maj Gen Labaran commander Nigerian Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Director Edo state Department of State Service and a representative of Edo State commissioner of Police.
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