Reps urge Nigerian govt to establish housing scheme for retired soldiers, fallen officers’ family

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to found a National Post-Service Housing Scheme for retired subject unit and widows of fallen officers crossed the state and the Federal Capital Territory.

The House besides called connected the ministry, successful collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, to designate the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) arsenic the pb bureau for the implementation of the scheme, portion leveraging the method capableness of existing service-based lodging agencies.

The solution followed the adoption of a question moved during plenary connected Thursday by Hon. Hussain Mohammed Jallo, who raised interest implicit the lodging challenges faced by retired members of the Armed Forces and families of officers who died successful progressive service.

Moving the motion, Jallo said galore subject unit discontinue aft years of work without entree to decent and affordable housing, portion widows and dependants of fallen officers are often near without capable shelter, worsening their societal and economical conditions.

He described the proviso of post-service lodging arsenic a captious portion of subject payment and a applicable mode for the federation to admit the sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces.

The lawmaker noted that respective s...