Buhari Pledges More Support for Military

Chiemelie Ezeobi

President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos on Thursday pledged the continuous support of the federal government to equip the military, while urging ingenuity in complementing the government’s efforts by looking inwards to construct and improvise some vital operational tools.

A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari spoke at the commissioning of three naval ships, Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA and the Nigerian Navy Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU. The president commended the Nigerian Navy for building two out of the three ships that were commissioned.

The statement said the Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY was built in China, while the KARADUWA as well as the Nigerian Navy Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU were constructed in Nigeria.

The president said: “It is most fulfilling to note that our own engineers at the Nigerian Navy Dockyard, Lagos and the Naval Shipyard, Port Harcourt are wholly responsible for the building of the Seaward Defence Boat, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA and the Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU, respectively.”

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