Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has again reassured the Nigerian Airforce that the State is well prepared to receive its men and platforms for the soon to be established Forward Operational Base, FOB in Gombe.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya restated this when he visited the Chief of the Air staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar at the headquarters of the Nigerian Airforce in Abuja.
He noted that locating the FOB in Gombe will help in boosting security in the North East and the country as a whole, adding that without security nothing can fundamentally be achieved.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya said the determination of his administration to partner with the Nigerian Airforce towards the establishment of the FOB in the State was demonstrated in his prompt approval and allocation of 230 hectares of land for the project, adding that the State is ready to host officers and men of the force in Gombe.
Earlier speaking, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said the Nigerian Airforce is working with other security agencies to ensure that the North East and indeed the entire country is safe and secure.
He said the Nigerian Airforce had in the last five years flown about twenty six thousand two hundred hours and nine minutes to protect the people of the North East.
The CAS informed the Governor that NAF will also deploy a special unit in Gombe that will protect its assets and by extension support the improvement of security of the state, just as he disclosed plans to set up school and medical facility as part of the package for the establishment if the base.
He assured the Governor that a special team will be in Gombe for further engagements, adding that platforms to be deployed to the Gombe will arrive the state in October this year.
