Speaking while receiving Adedipe in his office in Calabar on Wednesday, Ayade said: “The construction of the deep seaport cannot start if you and I are not working together.”
He said, “There is no way the navy will not show a permanent presence. Therefore, we will need a permanent naval post at the construction site and the entrance of the construction site with a patrol vessel that is ocean going so that you can patrol the whole of Bakassi Peninsula and the border between Nigeria and Cameroon to ward off crime and unwanted people who will come in for criminality.”
This, the governor noted, will check activities of miscreants who may use the various exit points on the waterways to cause various crimes that could negatively affect the expected huge workforce.
On the proposed Navy War College in Calabar, Ayade lauded President Buhari, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas who thought it wise to approve its establishment in Cross River State.
He charged the State Security Adviser, Jude Ngaji and the Commissioner for Works to fast track the process of the land acquisition within four weeks to enable the Naval Course 2 kickoff as soon as possible.
Earlier, Rear Admiral Adedipe, who is the 34th FOC of the Eastern Naval Command assured that he will sustain the cooperation that had existed between the state government, his predecessor and the various security agencies in a bid to check criminality.
The new FOC also disclosed that “the Navy Board, in its wisdom, has decided to choose Cross River State as the host for the prestigious Naval War College,” urging the governor to “take a frontal role in ensuring that the land allocated to the navy for this project is officially given in line with the Land Use Act.”
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