The Federal Government has assured the Nigerian Air Force of its commitment toward ensuring adequate provision of basic infrastructures and welfare incentives for personnel of Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
Daramola quoted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence MOD, Nuratu Batagarawa, as giving the assurance during the inauguration of a newly built block of six 3-bedroom flats at the NAF Base, Asokoro, Abuja.
Daramola said the newly built block of six 3-bedroom flats at Asokoro was named after late Group Captain Ubong Akpan.
He said the late senior officer who was a combat helicopter pilot, died while on a combat mission in counterinsurgency operations in the Northeast on November 13th, 2014.
Daramola said the immortalisation of late Akpan was in keeping with the Nigerian Air Force tradition of immortalising fallen heroes, especially those that paid the supreme price while serving the nation.
