Abiodun calls for establishment of Air Force Base, school in Ogun

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force base to complement the security architecture of the state.

Abiodun also made a case for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force school in the state to raise morally sound children for the nation.

The governor made the demands at a meeting with a delegation from the Chief of Air Staff, led by Air Vice Marshal Enebong Effiom, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Tuesday.

The visit is a follow-up to a meeting Governor Abiodun had on Monday with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, where he stated that the Ogun State Government was ready to strengthen its collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to enhance security and aviation growth within the state.

The governor, who acknowledged the importance of security in the socio-economic development of any nation, said that apart from ensuring that the state has the full complement of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the presence of the men and women of the Air Force would further strengthen the security of the state as the industrial capital of the country.

“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.

“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,” he said.

He described the Chief of Air Staff as a responsive, proactive, and forward-looking officer who is always ready to cooperate with his administration to move the state forward.