“We as the giant of Africa will be able to produce boats and ships for the babies of other West African countries.”
Mr Yusuf Gadgi, the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy, on Wednesday challenged the Nigeria Navy to start building its own warships.
“During the course of our visit, we noticed that the Nigeria Navy acquired some boats from South Africa. If South Africa can produce boats, we have our own naval dockyard to do so. “We have a competent navy that will be able to look at the kind of ships that they want and look at the type of vessels they want.“Not other agencies buying vessels and ships that cannot even stand the test of time, ” he said.
“We know that after going to the central and eastern commands, including the units that operate in all those areas, the largest stakeholders’ meeting will still hold in Abuja.
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