President Jonathan has commissioned four heavy navy ships in Lagos today and has promised to acquire more.
The warships were commissioned in Lagos today and the President was able to check on the ships first hand.
Let me use this platform to promise my Nigeria country men and women that we will rout Boko Haram,’’ Jonathan said at the Naval Dockyard Ltd Victoria Island venue of the inauguration.
Our capacity has increased sufficiently and our officers and men are doing wonderfully well in the north and we must conduct our elections as scheduled by INEC.
I commend the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Usman Jibrin, Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh and other service chiefs, officers and ratings who have made this inauguration possible.’’ President Jonathan said.
See photos from the commissioning below.
