The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, has restated the commitment to the welfare of its officers.
The CNS stated this while inaugurating several facilities at Ebubu-Eleme and Borokiri in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He said the construction of the new facilities is in line with the Chief of the Naval Staff Strategic Directives to promote welfare and morale of the Nigerian Navy personnel to ensure a happy homogenous, willing and ready Naval Force.
The facilities commissioned include, Parade Ground and Pavilion, Junior Rates’ Mess, Senior Rates’ Mess, Headquarters Naval Training Command officers’ Mess, two Ratings accommodation blocks of 47 rooms each, and one Block of 56 one bedroom flat apartments.
The multiple inauguration of projects is part of the ongoing Nigerian Navy End of Year activities.
The Chief of the Naval Staff promised to continue addressing the issues of inadequate accommodation to boost NN personnel welfare.
According to him, “We are rehabilitating and bringing back abandoned accommodations to become useful for us because we have a very serious challenge of inadequate accommodation.
“We have put a lot of our resources to make sure that whichever one we can do is done properly, in addition to the new ones that we are building in Port Harcourt and other areas.”
He reassured his officers and men that their welfare was his topmost priority, reiterating that the Nigerian Navy is committed to prioritising the welfare of its officers and ratings by ensuring they have access to decent and secure accommodations.