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NAF Commissions Worship
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NAF Commissions Worship Centres in Asokoro
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commissioned new worship
centres at the NAF Base in Asokoro, Abuja. The newly built and
furnished worship centres include a Central Mosque as well as
Protestant and Catholic Churches to enable personnel and their
families worship in a conducive environment close to their
residences.
Speaking while commissioning the new Mosque on 22 March 2019,
the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who
was represented by the Air Secretary Headquarters (HQ) NAF, Air
Vice Marshal (AVM) Mahmood Ahmed, disclosed that the building of
the new worship centre was part of his administration’s initiatives
for improving welfare and motivating personnel towards the
effective performance of their duties. While enjoining the Muslim
faithful to make judicious use of the facility, the CAS said that
the NAF leadership would continue to do all within its power to
provide conducive home and work environments for personnel and
their families, in order to spur them towards better performance
and enhanced service delivery.
In similar vein, the CAS, represented by the Chief of
Administration HQ NAF, AVM Kingsley Lar, also commissioned the new
NAF Protestant and Catholic Churches for the Christian faithful on
24 March 2019. In his address to the congregants during the
commissioning ceremony, the CAS advocated for continued prayers for
the NAF as well as the peace and progress of the nation, noting
that it was the fervent prayers of Nigerians, including those in
the military, that had kept the nation together in spite of its
numerous challenges. While emphasising that it was impossible to
serve God well without adequate facilities, Air Marshal Abubakar
implored those that would manage the facilities provided for the
Churches to ensure their proper use for the spiritual upliftment of
the worshippers.
It may be recalled that the NAF Base in Asokoro was commissioned
in March 2017. Since then, the Base has witnessed the provision of
additional infrastructure and facilities to enhance the comfort and
improve the standard of living of its occupants.
IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force