Prayer And Support The Nigerian Armed Forces And Other Security agencies, Congratulates Naval Boss, Vice Admiral Gambo on his 57th Birthday

By Adetokunbo Fakeye 

A former UK Secretary of State for Development, Ms. Hilary Benn, once said that development without security is not possible and Security without development is only temporary. 

Going by this, It is no longer news that  insecurity in the nation water ways has been curb drastically since the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo took the center stage. 

It is worthy to note that since his assumption in office, he has demonstrated selflessness and an unmatched dedication  in the discharge of his responsibilities which have  produced glaring results in the nation's maritime domain. 

The  Nigerian Navy, according to Mary Abayomi Fatile, Convener of Prayer And Support The Nigerian Armed Forces And Other Security agencies, under the watch of CNS Gambo has  sustained the fight against Piracy thereby  denying economic saboteurs the lure way to siphon the benefits of the nation to the turn of over Billions of Naira every week.

This, she said, he did by enhancing  surveillance of the nation's maritime domain, with the introduction  of the use of  drones, deployment of helicopters to patrol the creeks and  the Falcon Eye surveillance facility, to monitor  the nation's territorial waters as well her corridors of the  Gulf of Guinea. 

"This intentional move has succeeded in  eradicating crude oil theft and other maritime related crimes in no mean way and has also promoted foreign navies like France, Italian , among others, to  pledge  to partner with the Nigerian Navy to address sea robbery and piracy  in the Gulf of Guinea's corridor.

"Interestingly, activities of pirates and other transnational organised crimes  that have been a major threat to maritime security and economic development in the Gulf of Guinea and the entire region has been dealt with drastically by the Nigerian Navy with the help of Vice Admiral AlGambo, thereby resulting in a positive global assessment of Nigeria, with the historic  delisting of the country  from piracy prone state by the International Maritime Bureau.

"As he marks 57 years of impactful living, members of Prayer And Support for the Nigerian Armed forces and other Security agencies, pray for more wisdom for him  to move the Navy beyond where it is and wish him  more years in good health", Fatile said.