Lagbaja said that the projects were being executed under the Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Civil-Military Co-operation Projects.
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He said this on Friday during the unveiling of some of the projects executed at Ekeoba-Oriendu Community in Umuahia North Local Government of Abia.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the COAS unveiled four projects executed by Maj-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, the Director-General of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Center, who hails from the community.
The projects include a cottage hospital, 500kva transformer, two 40,000 litres water works and a multi-purpose hall.
The COAS said the organisation’s intervention had significantly contributed to the Army’s efforts at managing the country’s economic challenges.
He said that the idea was to provide support to communities of Army senior officers, who through dedication to duty and service to the nation, rose to the enviable rank of a Major-General.
According to him, the concept is to give back to the people of Nigeria as critical partners in progress, adding that projects were always carefully conceptualised and executed in consultation with the benefitting communities
Lagbaja said that the projects were designed to complement the states’ efforts by providing “topnotch basic amenities and infrastructure for the people.
“The Nigerian Army is not out to compete with any level of government, political or socio-cultural entity.
“The idea of our projects is not to give any undue advantage to our senior officers, rather to complement the government and communities’ efforts at enhancing the quality of life of the people,” he said.
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