Kufre George
Akwa Ibom State Government and the Nigerian Navy have consolidated the existing robust relationship with an agreement to collaborate in the establishment of a Navy Girls Secondary School in the state.Governor Emmanuel, while playing host to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, who was on a courtesy visit at Government House, Uyo, consented to the proposal for expansion of the existing Navy School at Ikot Ntuen and granted that a Navy Girls College be established in the state.The governor directed that the Naval Chief be taken on a facility tour of the Special School built by the state Government in Awa Ubium, Onna Local Government Area for consideration as site for the Navy Girls School, while also directing that a dedicated line be provided from the Ekim Substation to ensure constant power supply to the Ikot Ntuen Navy college.Also, the state Chief Executive directed the Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Capt. Iniobong Ekong to work out modalities to acquire and make available a 200 hectre parcel of land for residential estate for personnel of the Nigerian Naval Service.Earlier, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, described his visit to Akwa Ibom State as homecoming, saying that he had served in the state as Chief Security Officer during the military and commended the cordial relationship maintained over time between the State government and the Nigerian Navy.
