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A former Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, retired, has called on the Federal Government to review Nigerian soldiers’ welfare.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Saturday, Enenche said Nigerian army's personnel should not earn less than N250,000 a month.
“For me, a Nigerian soldier from the base, shouldn’t be paid anything less than N250,000 per month,” he said.
According to him, the amount was a modest benchmark considering the rising cost of living.
Enenche argued that military personnel make sacrifices that distinguish them from other public servants.
The retired Army general stressed that soldiers remain on duty round the clock and are required to respond whenever called upon, even after retirement.
“No soldier is ever off-duty, even as I’m retired now,” adding that a senior officer calls him now, ‘General Enenche, sir, we want you…
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