The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to tackle the welfare challenges faced by soldiers, ensuring that their needs and those of their family members are well taken care of.

During a 3-day working visit to the 6 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters, Port Harcourt, Lt. Gen. Oluyede assessed the needs of troops and promised that no soldier or their loved ones would be left uncared for.

Lt. Gen. Oluyede said, “I am in 6 Division area of responsibility primarily to assess the operational readiness of the division, as well as examine the level of my soldiers’ welfare, because I am very particular about the well-being of my soldiers and their families.

“I have gone round the division and I very well know their challenges and I am going to address those challenges within the ambit of resources available to me as the leader of the army, because I promised my soldiers that I am going to do my very best with support from the Federal Government to make life better for them.

“That is why I came here and I think my purpose has been achieved.”

The Chief of Army Staff also seized the opportunity to commission key projects within the division.

The commissioned projects include the 6 Division Headquarters Administrative Block Extension, Python Harmony House at the 6 Division Headquarters main gate, and the 6 Division Garrison Guard Room.

Others are the newly constructed Corporal Below Quarters (2 Blocks), renovated 10 by Family Corporal Below Quarters, and the remodelled 29 Battalion Quarter Guard.