The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, is at the head of a Nigerian delegation pressntly attending the second edition of the world Defence exhibition which commenced on 4th February 2024 in Riyadh Kingdom of Arabia.
The Nigerian delegation to the World Defence Exhibition comprises of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana mni, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Director-General of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Major- General Effiong Edet and other Nigerian stakeholders.
The Minister who led his delegation round the exhibition stands was upbeat at the opportunity presented for the Ministries of Defence of participating countries to meet and share information and ideas on the latest defence systems
He believes major international defence companies like DICON and PROFORCE from Nigeria will gain a lot from interaction with others around the world .
A statement by the Director of Information,Press & Public Relations of the Ministry of Defence, Henwhaw Ogbuike , quoted the Minister as saying:
“The Exhibition is designed to deliver key platforms across all five defence domains – land, sea, air, space (satellites) and security.”
The 2nd world Defence Exhibition in Saudi Arabia is expected to end on the 8th of February 2024.
