[Opinion by toluogunlesi] Rebuilding and repositioning Nigeria’s armed forces: The 2015-2023 journey via thecableng
Nigerian Navy’s Presidential Fleet Review, and a Regimental Dinner hosted in his honour by the Defence Headquarters.
On May 21, 2023, the Chief of Naval Staff announced the receipt of Presidential approval for the modernization of its 41-year-old Flagship, the frigate, NNS ARADU. Now, two weeks later, the Navy has proceeded to sign an agreement with Dearsan Shipyard of Turkey to implement this. The Nigerian Air Force also, under former President Buhari, established two new Commands, in the two geopolitical zones where it previously had no Command representation – the Ground Training Command in the South-East and the Special Forces Command in the North-East .These are in addition to the training of hundreds of pilots and Special Forces personnel, and the establishment of new Forward Operating Bases and Special Forces Training Centers across the country.
On his part, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AZ Gambo, has spoken about President Buhari’s “uncommon support” for the Nigerian Navy, which has been truly transformational for the fortunes of the Service. In addition to these are the establishment of a National Center for the Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanism, a National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons , and a National Counter Terrorism Center .
In terms of local technical capacity, under President Buhari the Nigerian Air Force began the reactivation/upgrade of dormant aircraft, with several since successfully reactivated. The Nigerian Navy through the Naval Dockyard Limited has ramped up local assembly of Seaward Defence Boats and other vessels.
Boko Haram and ISWAP are on the back foot in the North-East, and their goal of establishing a Caliphate on Nigerian territory is dead and buried. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Nigerians have since returned to their homesteads, while close to 80,000 thousands of terrorist fighters and their families have surrendered to the authorities since May 2021.
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