Ogun State Government has allocated 100 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the state.
The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, announced the allocation of the land on Friday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, in his office in Abuja.
According to the governor, the FOB will be established in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state and will protect some strategic investments and safeguard Nigeria’s sovereignty at Tongeji Island.
Abiodun said: “Ogun State has always had a long and fruitful relationship with the security apparatus of the nation and has been adjudged to be one of the most secure and peaceful states in Nigeria.
“As part of ongoing efforts towards deepening that relationship with members of the armed forces, I am happy to announce that Ogun State has allocated 100 hectares of land to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base in Ogun Waterside Local Government that will consist of a naval dockyard and a naval base.
“This base and dockyard will provide security for the investments coming into that area, including the proposed OK LNG project being spearheaded by NNPC Limited, the proposed Olokola Deep Sea Port, and will safeguard the sovereignty of Nigeria at Tongeji Island, part of Ipokia LG, Ogun State and activities by NNPC Limited towards oil exploration, given the state’s frontier status as conferred by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources”, the governor added.
In his remarks, the Chief of Naval Staff said that although he inherited the project from his predecessor, he keyed into its completion on assuming office because of its importance and the value inherent in it.
He commended the governor for his administration’s support for the project, promising that construction of the FOB will immediately start as it had been allocated funds in the 2024 budget.
