Air Force Commander Lauds Facilities At Yenagoa Airport

The Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Ibukun Ojeyemi, has described the Bayelsa International Airport as an amazing facility with state-of-the-art-equipment.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Wednesday,  quoted AVM Ojeyemi as having made the assertion when he led a high-powered delegation of senior officers of the NAF on a courtesy visit to Governor Henry Seriake  Dickson on Tuesday evening.

AVM Ojeyemi who said that he visited the airport on the second day of his resumption of duty in the state expressed the readiness of the Nigerian Airforce to use the facility pending the issuance of the civil aviation license for the commencement of its operations.

The Senior NAF Officer said that he was impressed with the terminal building, the brand new safety equipment, the tanker to support the fire service among others.

He said, “I want to thank you for the wonderful projects you have done here, in terms of the international and cargo airport.

“It was my second day here that I was at the airport, I saw the terminal building, I saw the safety equipment there, wonderful and fine equipments, brand new, operational and I saw that you  equally put a tanker to support the fire services.

Responding,  Governor Dickson called for increased presence of the Nigerian Airforce in the state in view of the completion of the state’s international airport to enhance its operations.

He urged the NAF to take due advantage of the Airport even before the issuance of the operational license to the state.

The Governor  applauded the Nigerian Airforce for its collaborative efforts with the state government in fast tracking development.

He said, “The Airforce is our real number one partner in protecting those assets. Feel free to use the airport anytime as you deem fit before the civil aviation license even comes.

“I want to request that you begin the process of sending in your officers and men to have real presence over that airport. It’s our joint baby. We have done our part.

“The facility is ready and we have landed planes there. We need the support of the Airforce in safeguarding and protecting that general area.”

Governor Dickson also expressed his administration’s willingness to make land available for the Mobility Command to enable it to establish long term development projects that would be mutually beneficial to both the Airforce and the state.

On the secondary school in Zarama, Yenagoa local government area, which the state government donated to the NAF, he assured that before his administration comes to an end, the Certificate of Occupancy and other title documents would be issued to facilitate its take off in September this year.

Governor Dickson also hinted of the state government’s plan to hand over some of its schools to all the arms of the military, noting that the idea was aimed at instilling discipline and academic training in the youths.

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