Chinwe Ochu
2 December 2008
Abuja — A French Ship, LSD Foudre arrived yesterday for a 5-day stay in Lagos, Nigeria, will berthed at the Nigerian Ports Authority Jetty, Apapa. LSD Foudre, which arrived from Dakar, Senegal, is on a routine mission along the African coast.
A press statement released by the French Embassy in Abuja said that the ship's call in Nigeria "comes in the wake of a series of high level exchanges between France and Nigeria including President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's official visit to France on June 12".
"On that day, a 'strategic partnership' was adopted by the French and the Nigerian presidents covering a large scope of fields of co-operation, including defence. Co-operation between Navy of both countries is excellent.
"Along with the traditional courtesy visits, exchanges and training sessions are scheduled to take place on board in conjunction with the Nigerian Navy in hull maintenance (telecommunication, radar and armaments) and electrical components of engines," the statement said.
The last call of a French Navy ship in Lagos was BAP Jules Verne (September 30 - October 3). LSD Foudre will depart from Lagos on December 5, 2008 en route to Lome, Togo.
Under the orders of Navy Captain Emmanuel Gue, some 224 personnel are on board the 168-meter-long ship : 19 officers, 105 petty officers and 100 leading seamen and sailors.
Navy Captain Emmanuel Gue joined the Navy in 1983. He is a graduate of Ecole Navale (Navy school).
He is the commanding officer of LSD Foudre since August 2007. He was awarded the French Legion d'Honeur, among many other French and foreign decorations, which bear testimony to his already long career and his great expertise.
He is married and the father of four children.
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