Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State had ordered the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals to hasten the process of issuance of Certificate of Occupancy to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Makurdi.
Ortom handed the directive when he received the new Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Tactical Air Command (TAC) in NAF Base, Makurdi, Air Vice Marshall Abraham Adole.
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The governor urged residents in the state to always support the security agencies and appealed to communities living around the Air Force Base in Makurdi not to encroach on the land allocated to the NAF based on the terms of the settlement.
Earlier, Adole told the governor that his visit was to inform him of his posting to the state, saying “It is customary for the AOC to pay homage to the Governor whose domain is the headquarters of TAC, having assumed Command as the 42nd AOC.
He promised to give priority to emerging security challenges especially in synergising with other security agencies for the protection of lives and property.
He appealed to the governor to prevail on the residents to desist from encroaching into NAF restricted land, Amour Dump 633 CAD and Airfield at Kwenev community.
