Acting Garrison Commander, 16- Brigade, Major H.M. Mohammed, is full of excitement as soldiers working under the command have been provided with a standard accommodation by the Niger Delta Development Commission, in a newly developed base.
The base consists of a two-bedroom semi-detached bungalow, four one-bedroom bungalows, and a ten-unit self-contained bungalow. He noted that it also included a generator house, a 100 KVA power-generating set and a borehole.
At the ceremony where the facility was formally handed over to the Army, the commander expressed delight at the base project. He assured the NDDC that they would make good use of the facilities.
He lauded the current Board and Management of the NDDC for assisting security agencies operating in the Niger Delta region with critical infrastructure to boost their operations.
In his speech, managing director of the commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, while handing over the official residential at Ayama-Ogbia, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, said as an interventionist agency, the commission was always prepared to support security agencies because there can be no development without peace.
Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Director, Bayelsa State Office, Godknows Alamieyeseigha, stated that the construction of the Nigerian Army Base was undertaken to support the army and boost security in the area.
He assured that the partnership between the Commission and the Nigerian Army would continue, expressing hope and optimism that the military authorities would maintain, own and make good use of the facilities.
