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Photos: Buhari commissions ships at Naval Dockyard

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, Commissioner for Special Duties & Inter-Governmental Realtions, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo and Commanding Officer, 435 Base Srvice Group, NAF Ikeja, Air Commodore Paul Masiyer during the President’s Arrival at the Presidential Wing of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday.

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned ships locally made by the Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, Commissioner for Special Duties & Inter-Governmental Realtions, Mr. Oluseye Oladejo during the President’s Arrival at the Presidential Wing of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas during the unveiling of the newly acquired indigenous Built Ship and Two Boats of The Nigerian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday.

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari (2nd left); Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd left); Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibot-Ete Ibas (left); Special Boat Services Commander, Commodore Rick Michaels (3rd right) and Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Abayomi Olonishakin (right) during the commissioning of the newly acquired indigenous Built Ship and Two Boats of The Nigerian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday.

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