President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the continuous support of the federal government to equip the military, while urging ingenuity in complementing government’s efforts by looking inwards to construct and improvise some vital operational tools.

Speaking at the commissioning of ships built by Nigerian Navy engineers in Lagos, the President expressed joy on the efforts of the Naval officers.

The ships, Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA and the Nigerian Navy Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU were commissioned by Buhari. The president commended the Nigerian Navy for building two out of the three ships that were commissioned.

The Nigerian Navy Ship UNITY was built in China, while the KARADUWA as well as the Nigerian Navy Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU were constructed in Nigeria.

The president said: “It is most fulfilling to note that our own engineers at the Nigerian Navy Dockyard, Lagos and the Naval Shipyard, Port Harcourt are wholly responsible for the building of the Seaward Defence Boat, Nigerian Navy Ship KARADUWA and the Tugboat COMMANDER EDWIN UGWU, respectively.”