President Good Luck Jonathan has
promised to look into renovation of barracks across the federation of Nigeria.
Jonathan made this declaration at the
commissioning of the ‘Goodluck Jonathan Police Housing Estate,’ at the Pipeline
Road, Idimu area of Lagos State,
yesterday.
The President, who was flagged by the
services chiefs, stressed that the conditions of the barracks in Nigeria, not
just those of the police, but other forces were not the best.
According to him, he was going to
look into the conditions of the barracks, with the aim of renovating and making
them decent for habitation of those serving the nation.
He added: “What we did at the Police
College Ikeja, would be replicated in other areas. We’ll look into renovation of all barracks. Men
and women serving this nation deserve to live in decent environments.”
Reacting the 200 units of the three
bedroom flats which he came to commission, Jonathan enthused that this was the
first time in recent history that such lofty feat had been achieved by Nigeria
Police Force initiative.
He opined that the construction of
the houses was an outcome of partnership with public private partnership.
He added: “I encourage other government
sectors to partner with private sector. I shall also look into federal
government mortgage banks with a view to restructure them, in order to meet the
needs of the people. Sustained growth can only be achieved at an atmosphere of
peace.”
The Inspector General of Police,
Mohammed Abubakar intoned that the housing estate, was his noble effort towards
provision of shelters for policemen.
Abubakar who revealed that other
similar projects were going on in other states, appealed to Jonathan to assist
in the building of more barracks for policemen.
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