Storms upon the navy ship, By Aniebo Nwamu

To decongest its presence in Lagos, the navy has expanded to locations other than Lagos, Calabar, Warri and Port Harcourt, such as the: School of Armament Technology in Kachia, Kaduna State; School of Health Sciences, Offa, Kwara State; Command Naval Drafting, relocated to Lokoja, Kogi State; School of Music in Ota, Ogun State. Then there is Owerrinta already mentioned. The School of Communication and Information Technology is going to Ife, Osun State.

Acquisition of platforms is important, but it can’t substitute for building the character of men. While building platforms – perhaps including on Abuja land – Admiral Gambo would do well to consider the comfort of other compatriots who may not be serving in the armed forces. The security and welfare of the people, our Constitution says, shall be the primary purpose of government.

The Kano base was meant to balance military formations in the country, I was told. And what is this balancing act? Two new bases are now going to Lekki in Lagos State and Oguta in Imo State. Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has offered 100 hectares of land for the new naval base in his state, even as the CNS has appointed Captain Muhammad Abubakar Alhassan as its acting commander. By doing so, he has merely followed a tradition set by former naval chiefs and other influential leaders: The base at Owerrinta came, thanks to Admiral Amadi Ikwechegh. Bamanga Tukur’s wife is from Calabar, and the town had to win a base. There are other examples.

The tempest being battled by the navy ship now is an allegation that it grabs land in parts of Abuja. Various land owners in Asokoro, Bwari, Karshi, Airport Road, Wuse and Maitama have lamented that naval officers were “grabbing” their land and intimidating them. Were this true, CNS Gambo would qualify as an admiral of the fleet and land! It’s the FCT Minister who oversees land in Abuja, not a military institution.

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