President Buhari Arrives Lagos To Commission War Ship, 27 Patrol Boats

 

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.