President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed security agencies involved in various support services for the 2023 elections to maintain a high level of professionalism.
The President urged the agencies to handle the distribution and monitoring of classified materials and other logistics “professionally and in accordance with Standing Operation Procedures.”
President Buhari stated this on Wednesday at the commissioning of the Defence Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) newly acquired Estate in Idu-Karmo, Abuja.
Reiterating his earlier directive to security agencies to remain apolitical, the President stated that they must refrain from conduct that could bring discredit to their organizations and the country “by jeopardizing the democratic process.”
The President stated that the recently acquired DIA Estate would improve productivity and coordination of activities of the Agency’s staff in light of the growing number of personnel who will confront new difficulties and obligations.
He said “The significance of today’s occasion can be better understood by making the connection between shelter and productivity. This underpins the administration’s vision for provision of shelter to improve performance as well as comfort for workers, families and communities.
“This commissioning ceremony further avails another opportunity to reaffirm my confidence in the competence, commitment and achievements of the Defence Intelligence Agency’s giant strides achieved across the nation.
“I am confident that these new premises will yield enormous shelter dividends to the Defence Intelligence Agency staff, their families and to the host locality.
“The acquisition of this accommodation is a great leap forward, but the envisaged benefits would be aborted without diligent maintenance,’’ he said.
President Buhari urged the new occupants to ensure the sustenance of the high standard of the facility.
He also acknowledged the efforts of the Agency towards meeting his administration’s housing policy of provision of housing to all Nigerians.
In his remarks, the CDI thanked President Buhari for inaugurating the new Estate, noting that the project will always be remembered by the DIA community as the President’s legacy gift for the Year 2022.
According to Adebayo, the newly inaugurated staff quarters contain 16 units of 3-bedroom terrace buildings with boys’ quarters and 48 units of 3-bedroom flats all in suite.
He added that one of the blocks of 6 units of flats and 2 units of terrace buildings has been furnished as proto-types while the rest would be furnished during the course of the Year 2023 Budget implementation cycle.
Noting that officers, men and staff of the Agency are deeply happy to have the estate as staff residential accommodation, the CDI said the feat will surely reduce accommodation challenges for staff members in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
On the operations of the Agency, Adebayo expressed appreciation to President Buhari for approving their requests for technical intelligence and advanced technological acquisitions.
He announced that most of the newly procured technical equipment has been deployed and is helping to address the security challenges across the country.
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