Following the current investigation of arms
deal President Muhammadu Buhari has said what the government should do
to sanitize defence procurements.
President Buhari added that the violation of the purchase of weapons for the army under the last government is responsible for some of the challenges confronting the country.
He was speaking on Monday, December 21 when Michael Fallon, the British secretary of state for defence, visited him in Abuja.
Buhari added that his government was taking urgent and appropriate actions “to restore order, due process and probity to the procurement processes of the nation’s armed forces”.
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson, noted that Buhari lamented that the purchase of equipment for Nigerian army which followed due process in the past, had become open to corruption and shady agreements under the last government.
Buhari said: “They just put foreign exchange in a briefcase and
travelled to procure equipment for the military. That is why we have
found ourselves in the crisis we are now facing.”
“Terrorism has become very sophisticated now. If developed nations can be attacked, and hundreds of lives lost, how much more developing countries?” he asked.
“In the West African sub-region, Nigeria is the main battleground of the Boko Haram insurgency. We have made a lot of progress against the terrorists, but we will welcome more assistance from our friends and the international community.”
On his own part, Fallon said he was in the country to see what more Britain could do to assist Nigeria in fighting insurgency and violent extremism.
“Groups like Boko Haram don’t believe in democracy and freedom of choice, so it’s a common fight for us all,” he said.
The panel launched by the president indicted Sambo Dasuki, former
national security adviser for supposedly awarding fabricated contracts
and diverting funds meant for arms procurement.
President Buhari added that the violation of the purchase of weapons for the army under the last government is responsible for some of the challenges confronting the country.
He was speaking on Monday, December 21 when Michael Fallon, the British secretary of state for defence, visited him in Abuja.
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson, noted that Buhari lamented that the purchase of equipment for Nigerian army which followed due process in the past, had become open to corruption and shady agreements under the last government.
“Terrorism has become very sophisticated now. If developed nations can be attacked, and hundreds of lives lost, how much more developing countries?” he asked.
“In the West African sub-region, Nigeria is the main battleground of the Boko Haram insurgency. We have made a lot of progress against the terrorists, but we will welcome more assistance from our friends and the international community.”
On his own part, Fallon said he was in the country to see what more Britain could do to assist Nigeria in fighting insurgency and violent extremism.
“Groups like Boko Haram don’t believe in democracy and freedom of choice, so it’s a common fight for us all,” he said.
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