The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the Nigerian Army Farm and Ranches Limited will bring about economic development and reduce unemployment in the country.
Buratai said this when he inaugurated some projects at the 9 Brigade, Ikeja Cantonment on Friday.
He added that it would help to continuously improve on the welfare of military officers and their families.
He also used the occasion to inspect some projects at the Nigeria Armed Forces Resettlement Centre Oshodi.
The COAS, while commending the Commandant of NAFRC, said the Nigerian Army would further collaborate with the institution to ensure that the officers and their families keyed into the programme.
He said: “We have already started the farming; we have the Nigerian Army Farm and Ranches Limited.
“They are into several skills’ development for our retiring personnel, which include farming in areas of agricultural products, poultry and animal husbandry.
“These are areas we will further collaborate with NAFRC to see that while our officers are leaving the service on retirement, they will have something doing and you know the space is wide.
“We will like to carry their families along, although presently their focus is only on the service personnel from the Armed Forces, but it is expanding to include their families and other civilians.”
Buratai said the farming aspect would help to reduce unemployment, which would in turn reduce insecurity in the country.
He said: “We are going to ensure that our children, wards, wives and husbands key into this programme, which will translate into the overall economic development of the country and reduce rate of unemployment.
“It will also translate into better security for the country.”
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