Shaibu stressed that transparency, accountability and personnel welfare remained fundamental to effective leadership, institutional credibility and operational efficiency within the Nigerian Army. The COAS spoke while commissioning the Post-Service Housing Development Limited (PHDL) Shopping Complex in Asokoro, Abuja. Represented at the event by the Director-General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Babatunde Ibrahim Alaya, Matawalle described the unveiling as a major milestone for Nigeria’s defence sector. “This is just the beginning, and more work is needed to ensure all required defence and security equipment is produced locally. In a goodwill message, former DICON Director-General Major General Victor Okwudili Ezugwu (Rtd), urged continued government support for local manufacturing of defence and security equipment.