L-R: Daniel Komo, commander, 613 force, protection group; Enebong Effiom, team lead, Dapo Abiodun, Ogun state governor, Adeniran Ademuwagun, air officer, commanding, logistics command, Nigerian Air Force, Ikeja, and Oluwasegun Okeniyi, the commander, Air Defence Corps, during a visit to Abiodun in his Oke-Mosan office, Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Tuesday
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base to complement the state’s security architecture.
Abiodun spoke on Tuesday when he hosted a delegation led by Enebong Effiom, an air vice marshal, in his office in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
The visit follows a meeting the governor had on Monday with Hassan Abubakar, the chief of air staff (COAS), during which he stated that the government was ready to strengthen its collaboration with the NAF to enhance security and aviation growth within the state.
“I had the opportunity to meet with the chief of air staff yesterday (Monday) at his office in Abuja, and we exchanged ideas on a lot of issues, particularly regarding the airport,” Abiodun said.
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“I shared with the chief of air staff that having an airport also provides us the opportunity to have the men and women of the Nigerian Air Force complement our security architecture and that my desire is not just for us to have the air force at the airport, but to have an air force base here in Ogun state.”
The governor also called for the establishment of an airforce school in the state “to raise morally sound children for the nation”.
Abiodun, who offered one of the state’s facilities to the NAF to reduce the burden of setting up a base, thanked the COAS for his support towards the project.
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He described the COAS as a responsive, and forward-looking officer, who is always willing to cooperate with his administration to move the state forward.
“I also spoke to the chief of air staff yesterday about going beyond a base and looking at how we can partner with you to have an Air Force school in Ogun state, and that is something we are very passionate about in Ogun state,” the governor added.
“I had offered one of our institutions, our model school that has not been put into use, to reduce the burden that comes with setting up a base for the air force.
“In the meantime, I can authoritatively say that with the support of the chief of air staff, we will have the air force presence at the airport almost immediately.
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“We will build a suitable office for the air force at the airport, and we will provide accommodation for the personnel who will be providing the services required at the airport.”
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