The determination of the Nigerian Navy, in addressing insufficient accommodation for its personnel, is receiving a boost in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, where four key projects including a junior officers transit accommodation, have been commissioned.
The flag officer, commanding the Central Naval Command, Saidu Garba, who commissioned the projects, on behalf of the Nigerian Chief Of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok -Ete Ekwe Ibas, assured men of the command of commitment, towards achieving better welfare for the officers.
The central naval command in Yenagoa, housed on a vast land along the Mbiama Yenagoa road, is being transformed through the building of critical infrastructure, in line with the vision of the Nigerian Chief Of The Naval Staff, Vice Admiral, of providing quality accommodation for its personnel.
Four key projects were commissioned as part of the commemoration of this year’s armed forces remembrance day.
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These include the concrete floating pontoon jetty, at Koluama two, in Southern Ijaw council area of Bayelsa state, followed by the junior officers transit accommodation, the chief boatswain’s mate institutional house senior rates accommodation and the junior rates arrival hall, all at the camp porbeni, in Yenagoa.
Beyond the tour of the new facilities led by the flag officer commanding the central command, Saidu Garba, and other special guests, the joint security operatives, also pledged to deal decisively with the sabotage of the nation’s economy.
The central naval command under the leadership of Saidu Garba, also paid tribute to the fallen heroes and veterans of the first and second world wars.
Edited by Tunde Orebiyi.
