Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to strengthen the state government’s partnership with the Nigerian Army to protect critical national assets and address security challenges affecting economic activities in the state.
Fubara gave the assurance yesterday when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Everest Ifeanyi Okoro, who paid him a courtesy visit in Port Harcourt.
Okoro was accompanied by senior officers and other security personnel from the 6 Division, which has operational jurisdiction over Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom States.
Welcoming the newly deployed GOC to Rivers, which he described as the “Treasure Base of the Nation,” Fubara said the partnership between the state government and the Nigerian Army predated his administration and had remained important in addressing security concerns.
