Even if the entire money is spent on rehabilitation of structures, it will still be inadequate,” he said. “Proposing N28 billion as capital expenditure for the Army in 2022 budget is inadequate. “It is the wish of this committee, we have also drawn the attention of Mr President to the plight of officers living in dilapidated structures scattered across 138 barracks. This is because your men can only give their best if they are psychologically stable.
“We must tell you the truth, the morale of your men in terms of accommodation is low. Mr Namdas, therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on improving the accommodation of the men of the Nigerian Army. He noted that the proposed N28 billion for the capital component of the Army’s budget is not sufficient to rehabilitate all the 138 barracks in the country. Mr Namdas said for the best to be derived from the military, the officers must be in the right frame of mind, noting that living in dilapidated structures will not help. In this spin-off to the animation feature Toy Story, you fight as Sarge, a Green (toy) soldier, battling the vicious and relentless Tan forces. The Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, and some top officers of the force, appeared before the committee to defend its 2022 budgetary allocation.
Mr Namdas, in his opening remarks at the budget defence of the Nigerian Army on Friday in Abuja, said the country had not done well in the area of providing accommodation for the officers and soldiers. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, Abdulrasak Namdas (APC, Adamawa), says poor and inadequate accommodation is the major cause of low morale in the Nigerian Army.
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