The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar says Nigerian Airforce is addressing structural operational strategies across its various units to tackle security challenges facing the country.
He stated during a courtesy visit to Governor Seyi Makinde at the Agodi Secretariat as part of his operational visit to Ibadan.
Air Marshal Abubakar explained that Airforce was looking at security gaps in the South West noting that he had visited the air force base in Ibadan to identify gaps in its organizational structures and boost its operational capacity to empower the nation’s air power.
Air Marshal Abubakar lauded Oyo state government’s efforts to expand the Ibadan airport and expressed the air force’s readiness to partner with the state government noting that the airport expansion would afford its C130 aircraft operational base in Ibadan.
Responding, Governor Seyi Makinde while commending Airforce in tackling security problem facing the nation said his administration would support it in realising its objectives of a secured Nigeria.
Governor Makinde however pledged to support the air force comprehensive school in Ibadan in addressing some of its social infrastructures particularly electricity problem.
The governor noted that the Ibadan airport expansion project was still on course pointing out that government has awarded contract to fix roads around the airport environs.
Iyabo Adebisi
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