The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has received one of the battalions of the Nigerian Army that are deployed to Omu Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
The Governor, while receiving them at the 22nd Armoured Brigade Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his swift action.
New General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, and Commander, 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Ilorin, Brigadier General Nicholas Rume, were also present.
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“We are here to welcome the troops. Our coming here is truly significant because when the Chief of Army Staff announced the deployment of brigades in Kwara, we thought it was something that would take some time. We can see that they are now here hitting the ground running. Another team went to Pategi to make sure that they locate the new base there for the battalion in Pategi,” the Governor said.
“These troops are going to Omu Aran. We welcome them to Kwara and appreciate what they are doing. We also appreciate the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he stated.
The Governor also commended the President’s recent approval for increased welfare packages for soldiers, saying this will go a long way to boosting their morale.
“Obviously, we came here with a welfare package to settle, but most significant is the approval by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase their salaries and welfare packages, that is the major thing,” he noted.
