By Abimbola Bamgbose
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said 100 hectares of land have been allocated to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base, FOB, in the state.
Prince Abiodun stated this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, in his office in Abuja.
The FOB, according to the governor, would be established in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state.
He said that the naval facility would protect some strategic investments and safeguard the sovereignty of Nigeria at Tongeji Island.
Responding, the Chief of Naval Staff said that although he inherited the project from his predecessor, he embraced it upon assuming office because of its importance and the value inherent in it.
Vice Admiral Ogalla expressed gratitude to the governor for the gesture, promising that construction will start immediately as it is provided for in the 2024 budget.
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