{"id":114884,"date":"2021-12-01T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T15:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=114884"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T15:50:31","slug":"senate-wants-fg-to-take-over-nns-aradu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/01\/senate-wants-fg-to-take-over-nns-aradu\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate wants FG to take over NNS ARADU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate has urged the Presidency to take over the Nigerian Navy Flagship \u201cNNS ARADU\u2019\u2019 as a presidential asset and resuscitate it for national security and safety.<\/p>\n<p>NNS ARADU is the largest ship in the Nigerian Navy fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was sequel to a motion by Sen. George Sekibo (PDP-Rivers) and co-sponsored by 14 other senators.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was entitled \u201cUrgent need to resuscitate the Nigerian Navy Flagship NNS ARADU\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sekibo also urged the Senate to convoke a stakeholders roundtable to fashion out a funding regime to facilitate NNS ARADU\u2019s re-fitting and refurbishing.<\/p>\n<p>He said that this was necessary to enable the ship to carry out its role of protecting the Nigeria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/04\/nigeria-maritime-university-student-caterer-drown-as-boat-capsizes-in-delta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maritime<\/a> domain.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sekibo, NNS ARADU is the largest ship in the Nigerian Navy fleet with a length of 125.6 metres (412ft 1 in) and as a general-purpose frigate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an all-purpose fighting ship capable of undertaking anti-submarine warfare (short range or extended range using helicopter borne torpedoes) and electronic warfare (intercepting and jamming) among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ship participated in joint exercises with visiting ships of the German, Indian, French and the Brazilian navies.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He expressed regret that in 1987, barely five years after her commissioning, NNS ARADU ran aground twice and was involved in a major collision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt went through a significant local refit in 1991 at the Nigerian Navy Dockyard, Wilmot Point, Lagos.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sekibo said that the misfortune of ARADU was the transfer of the ship from the Presidency to the Nigerian Navy for maintenance which could not afford to keep it afloat due to the envelope budget system.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker said the ship could be refitted either locally or internationally or both to give her 25 years extended life span or more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRefitting NNS ARADU may require over 200 million dollars (N82 billion) while replacing same will require more than 700 million dollars.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Contributing, Chairman, Senate Committee on Air Force, Sen. 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