The Presidency on Sunday said that
President Mohammadu Buhari would launch a full scale probe into the awards of
contracts for the supply of military weapons by the immediate past government.
It also stated that the president
was keen on ensuring financial transparency in the public revenue.
He said: “The president is
interested in every penny that leaves the Nigeria’s treasury. As you are aware,
records are being checked right now, not only in the oil sector, but also in
the various departments of government.
“So, Mr President is really
interested in what has happened to the equipment that have supposedly been
bought and supplied, some of which might be there on the ground and might not
be. Only a thorough audit will actually reveal this. The disclosure has been made
about substandard in the Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram”.
Shehu also appraised the efforts of
president at containing insurgency, saying that the efforts were yielding
results.
He added that the government was
being guided by principle in the directive to the military produce locally made
weapons.
“President Muhammadu Buhari wants to
urgently end Boko Haram. In fact, some semblance of normalcy is being restored.
Right now, there is no territory in the control of Boko Haram. The insurgents
have been degraded. They are in disarray without a central command and
coordination”
“On the feasibility of local
production of military equipment as directed by Buhari on Friday, the
presidential aide stated, “This government is guided by major principles and I
will imagine that environment will be created for investment in the defence
industry”, he said.
On the measures put in place by the
present administration to equip the armed forces, Shehu said, “Mr President is
not going to send troops to the war without ensuring that they are properly
equipped and without sensuring that they are properly taken care of. Just on
Friday, at the National Defence College, Mr President was committing himself to
the fact that our military will be well taken care of in terms of their
welfare, in terms of their equipment and in terms of the motivation they need
to confront these insurgents.
“We’re already beginning to see the
fruits of this because as we speak right now, Boko Haram is in disarray. And
what we are witnessing now; that is, occasional bombings and suicide attacks,
characterise only one thing globally. And that is that, the dying days of the
insurgency. It’s just a matter of time, we’ll get there”.
Source: Vanguard
The Presidency on Sunday said that President Mohammadu Buhari would
launch a full scale probe into the awards of contracts for the supply of
military weapons by the immediate past government.
It also stated that the president was keen on ensuring financial transparency in the public revenue.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the hints yesterday while speaking on a Channels Television programme, titled “Politics Today.”
He said: “The president is interested in every penny that leaves the Nigeria’s treasury. As you are aware, records are being checked right now, not only in the oil sector, but also in the various departments of government.
“So, Mr President is really interested in what has happened to the equipment that have supposedly been bought and supplied, some of which might be there on the ground and might not be. Only a thorough audit will actually reveal this. The disclosure has been made about substandard in the Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram”.
Shehu also appraised the efforts of president at containing insurgency, saying that the efforts were yielding results.
He added that the government was being guided by principle in the directive to the military produce locally made weapons.
“President Muhammadu Buhari wants to urgently end Boko Haram. In fact, some semblance of normalcy is being restored. Right now, there is no territory in the control of Boko Haram. The insurgents have been degraded. They are in disarray without a central command and coordination”
“On the feasibility of local production of military equipment as directed by Buhari on Friday, the presidential aide stated, “This government is guided by major principles and I will imagine that environment will be created for investment in the defence industry”, he said.
On the measures put in place by the present administration to equip the armed forces, Shehu said, “Mr President is not going to send troops to the war without ensuring that they are properly equipped and without sensuring that they are properly taken care of. Just on Friday, at the National Defence College, Mr President was committing himself to the fact that our military will be well taken care of in terms of their welfare, in terms of their equipment and in terms of the motivation they need to confront these insurgents.
“We’re already beginning to see the fruits of this because as we speak right now, Boko Haram is in disarray. And what we are witnessing now; that is, occasional bombings and suicide attacks, characterise only one thing globally. And that is that, the dying days of the insurgency. It’s just a matter of time, we’ll get there”.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/buhari-will-investigate-supply-of-military-weapons-presidency/#sthash.bCaTn1LX.dpuf
It also stated that the president was keen on ensuring financial transparency in the public revenue.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, gave the hints yesterday while speaking on a Channels Television programme, titled “Politics Today.”
He said: “The president is interested in every penny that leaves the Nigeria’s treasury. As you are aware, records are being checked right now, not only in the oil sector, but also in the various departments of government.
“So, Mr President is really interested in what has happened to the equipment that have supposedly been bought and supplied, some of which might be there on the ground and might not be. Only a thorough audit will actually reveal this. The disclosure has been made about substandard in the Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram”.
Shehu also appraised the efforts of president at containing insurgency, saying that the efforts were yielding results.
He added that the government was being guided by principle in the directive to the military produce locally made weapons.
“President Muhammadu Buhari wants to urgently end Boko Haram. In fact, some semblance of normalcy is being restored. Right now, there is no territory in the control of Boko Haram. The insurgents have been degraded. They are in disarray without a central command and coordination”
“On the feasibility of local production of military equipment as directed by Buhari on Friday, the presidential aide stated, “This government is guided by major principles and I will imagine that environment will be created for investment in the defence industry”, he said.
On the measures put in place by the present administration to equip the armed forces, Shehu said, “Mr President is not going to send troops to the war without ensuring that they are properly equipped and without sensuring that they are properly taken care of. Just on Friday, at the National Defence College, Mr President was committing himself to the fact that our military will be well taken care of in terms of their welfare, in terms of their equipment and in terms of the motivation they need to confront these insurgents.
“We’re already beginning to see the fruits of this because as we speak right now, Boko Haram is in disarray. And what we are witnessing now; that is, occasional bombings and suicide attacks, characterise only one thing globally. And that is that, the dying days of the insurgency. It’s just a matter of time, we’ll get there”.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/buhari-will-investigate-supply-of-military-weapons-presidency/#sthash.bCaTn1LX.dpuf
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