The Nigerian Navy yesterday approved the establishment of Kano Naval Base. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo disclosed this when he visited Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in his office yesterday.
The Navy also announced the appointment of Captain Muhammad Abubakar Alhassan as Acting Commander of the Kano Naval Base.
The approval for the establishment of a naval base in Kano comes as a response to Ganduje’s earlier request for the Nigerian Navy visibility in the state, which he said would strengthen the security of the state considered as the economic nerve centre of Northern Nigeria and West African countries.
Ganduje allocated 100 hectares of land for the new Naval Base in the state.
Gambo and other naval officers were in Kano for the Chief of Naval Staff’s Annual Conference 2021, holding from yesterday to Saturday.
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The Chief of Naval Staff also visited the Emir of Kano in his palace to brief him about his mission in Kano and the approval for the Kano Naval Base project.
Vice-Admiral Gambo told the governor: “I am glad to inform you that the Nigerian Naval Board has approved the establishment of Naval Base in Kano. This falls among other Naval Bases approved by the Board in some selected states.
He commended Governor Ganduje for his efforts in seeing the successful operations of the Nigerian Navy.
“We have already appointed the Acting Commander of the Base, in the person of Captain Muhammad Abubakar Alhassan, who should henceforth be part of the security architecture of Kano State.”
Governor Ganduje commended the Nigerian Navy for choosing Kano for their Conference.
A statement by Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, Abba Anwar, added that the governor has already included the Acting Commander of the Kano Naval Base in the security council of the state.
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