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By Gbemiga Olamikan
The Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi has joined President Muhammadu Buhari via zoom to commissioned seven hundred Ashok Leyland Troops Carrying vehicles in Abuja
The acquisition of the vehicles was described by Gen. Magashi as another significant milestone among many initiatives of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to reposition the Armed Forces of Nigeria at times the country is facing myriads of security challenges. He said the Federal Government is cognizant of the significance of troop’s logistics mobility for effective operational efficiency.
The Defence Minister noted that the implementation of the President’s Executive Order 5, EO5 is providing employment to Nigerians. He recalled that President Buhari also facilitated massive acquisition of some State-of-the-Art equipment including Fighter Jets, Ships and Fast Patrol Boats towards repositioning the Armed Forces.
However, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, who led a team constituted by the Ministry to interface with Messrs Stallion Motors Ltd that delivered the initial fifty buses in 2014 and now the seven hundred vehicles, thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, C-in C for all the support that culminated into the commissioning ceremony even when hope seemed lost.
Dr Abubakar expressed delight that the Vehicles were produced in Nigeria by Nigerians; He said the engagement of Messrs Stallion Motors Limited by the Ministry was hinged on the Minister’s conviction to uphold President Buhari’s desire to promote the utilization of the indigenous technology as enshrined in the Executive Order 5 signed by the President on 2nd February, 2018.
