President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, has
arrived the Nigerian Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, to commission
three war ships and 27 patrol boats.
The president who touched down at
the presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport just before
noon on Thursday, was received by the state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
One of the war ships to be
commissioned was said to be imported while the two others were built locally.
Buhari was accompanied on the visit
by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and army chiefs
as well as the Police.
The President’s visit is coming 24
hours after presenting a 7.298 trillion Naira 2017 budget to the joint session
of the national assembly in Abuja.
COMMENTS