Date: 2018-09-19

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commissioned 3 new blocks of 10 by single-bedroom transit residential accommodation for airmen/airwomen at 303 Medium Airlift Group (303 MAG), NAF Base, Ilorin, Kwara State.

In a statement signed by Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore, Ibikunle Daramola, the newly constructed residential quarters were commissioned yesterday hence it is in the NAF's effort to address personnel accommodation problems and enhance the welfare of its personnel for effective and efficient service delivery.

According to the statement, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, represented by the Chief of Administration (COA), Headquarters NAF, Air Vice Marshal Kingsley Lar, reiterated the commitment of the current NAF leadership to enhancing the welfare of personnel to enable them perform their statutory roles more effectively.

He said there was the need to create a very conducive environment and ensure better living conditions for personnel and their families hence the decision to embark on construction of new accommodation and renovation of old structures in NAF Bases across the country.

He enjoined beneficiaries of the new buildings to make sure that the facilities are properly maintained.

Earlier in his remarks, the Commander 303 MAG, Group Captain Patrick Obeya, expressed his profound appreciation to the CAS for providing additional residential accommodation for NAF personnel in Ilorin.