The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in collaboration with the University of Maiduguri has reactivated and remodeled its machine tools workshop located at the NAF Base in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The reactivation of the workshop came 25 years after it was literally abandoned to rot away.
Chief of the Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, while commissioning the workshop, as well as inaugurating the first Machinists Course at the 131 Engineering Group, NAF Base, Makurdi, last Friday, explained that the feat was a demonstration of NAF’s commitment towards adding value to maintenance facilities.
In addition, Abubakar said the resolve to reactivate the machine tools workshop was in tandem with one of the key drivers of his vision, which according to him was rooted in robust logistics support and maintenance culture to sustain platforms and equipment serviceability.
“The import of this is to increase self-sufficiency, reduce dependence on foreign organisations for maintenance of military hardware and save foreign exchange for the nation,” Abubakar noted.
He stated further that the decision to immediately inaugurate training on the machine tools was to enhance the capacity of officers and men of the NAF in airframe repairs and fabrication of other aircraft parts.
