Weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the take-off of the new 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto, the state government said it has allocated land and structures to serve as temporary headquarters for the division.
Inspecting ongoing renovation works at the site of the new division in Kalambaina area of the state capital, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said the state government was delighted to host the new formation and would give all the necessary support for its take-off.
The Governor expressed satisfaction with the level of work and hoped that the project would be completed within the stipulated time for the smooth take-off of the Division.
Tambuwal also thanked the Federal Government and Nigerian Army for the actualisation of the project.
He equally assured of the state government’s support and cooperation with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the state for the sustenance of peace and stability,
While conducting the governor round the project site, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Division, Colonel Murtala Muhammad Abu, said the project was going on as scheduled.
He thanked the state government for allocating the site to them.
