FOC Eastern Naval Command Commissions Housing Project For Senior Ratings

The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Chidozie Okehie, has commissioned a new accommodation for senior ratings at the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Bonny, Rivers State.

Commissioning the new building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Bonny, Rear Admiral Okehie commended the Commanding Officer of FOB Bonny, Commodore Emmanuel Fingesi, whom he said has set a new standard for infrastructure development.

The FOC Eastern Naval Command also noted the intentionality displayed by the Commanding Officer in addressing welfare issues affecting officers and ratings of the Base, asserting that such leadership qualities deserved accolades.

Earlier on arrival, Rear Admiral Okehie, who was accompanied by the Command Operations Officer, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Chinonyerem Oji, and the Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Rear Admiral Cajetan Aniaku, was conducted round the new building by Cdre Fingesi.

According to the Base Operations Officer of FOB Bonny, Lt. Commander Sirajo Almustapha, the 20-man Senior Rates Lodge was conceived, initiated, completed and furnished by the Commanding Officer, FOB Bonny, in order to address the acute shortage of ratings’ accommodation.

According to him, “the project commenced on Friday, August 22, 2025 and was completed on Tuesday, 30 December 2025, reflecting the Base’s commitment to excellence, discipline and timely completion of project”.

“The accommodation is designed to house 62 ratings of the Base, thereby bringing to an end the ratings’ accommodation shortage at the Base.”

The newly commissioned building alongside several other initiatives of the FOB Bonny Commanding Officer, Commodore Emmanuel Fingesi, has significantly improved the infrastructural development profile of the Base.