Enough funds is needed to combat Boko Haram
Without enough funds, we can’t defeat B’Haram – Army
May 22, 2014
Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah
In
a clear term, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday declared that its soldiers
could not march force with force with the dreaded Boko Haram
insurgents.
The Chief of Accounts and Budget (army),
Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Muraina, said this at Jaji, near Kaduna at a
training programme for the Nigerian Army Finance Corps Warrant Officers
and Senior Non-Commissioned officers.
Muraina said without adequate funding, the army would not be able to halt the current activities of Boko Haram.
He said, “Currently, budgetary
allocation for the military is inadequate to meet the contemporary
security challenges and also cater for the welfare of the Nigerian
Army.”
Muraina noted that apart from inadequate
funding,the army was enmeshed in bureaucratic bottlenecks for funding
approvals for military operations across the country, urging the Federal
Government to evolve other means of funding and supporting military
operations aside the usual budgetary allocations.
He also said there was the need for a
special operation fund to be included in the defence budget and placed
under the control of the Chief of Army Staff.
Muraina , who described Warrant Officers
and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers as the backbone of regimentation
in the Nigerian Army, said, “Apart from limitations of the envelope
system, the Nigerian Army is enmeshed in the bureaucratic bottlenecks
for funding approvals for military operations.
“This calls for a review as the
increasing speed at which the effects of conflicts appear in the
operational environment will continue to challenge commanders.
“It is our humble appeal that government
could evolve other means of funding and supporting military operations
other than the normal budgetary allocations.
“Such means include but not limited to
strategic cooperation and liason with other civil industries for the
production of uniforms and other equipment.
“A special operation fund could be included in defence budget and placed under the control of the Chief of Army Staff.
“The increasing dynamic environment
coupled with continued technogical development in the country and our
immediate neighbours have spurred the Nigerian Army to place high
premium on efficiency, proficiency and professionalism of officers and
soldiers.”
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Kenneth
Minimah, noted with regrets that there had been an increase in the wave
of socio-political and ethno-religious crises threatening the nation’s
security.
Minimah in a message read on his
behalf on the occasion by the GOC 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian
Army, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Osuji, said the insecurity in the
country had assumed higher dimension which had left serious demands on
the resources of the Nigerian Army.
Boko Haram: Jonathan might be Nigeria’s last President – Kalu
Following
the lingering insurgency in the country by members of the dreaded
Islamic sect, Boka Haram, former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor
Kalu yesterday said that if the situation was not put under proper
control, President Goodluck Jonathan might be the last president Nigeria
will ever have.
Speaking to newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom, Dr. Kalu urged Nigerians to work together to ensure a stabilised internal security system in the country.
According to him, the problem of Bokom Haram concerns not only the President but all Nigerians pointing out that one of the major ways of resolving the problem was for Nigeria to collaborate with international organisations and countries in fighting the terrorists.
He said”Well, when I was travelling precisely on the 26 of April. I left this airport and I spoke to the airport correspondents and I said there was a need to collaborate with international organisations.
You see, this issue is not about President Goodluck Jonathan. If we don’t take time and work together as Nigerians, Jonathan might be the last Nigerian President.
Jonathan might be the Gorbachev of Nigeria. And that is the truth, so we better wake up.
Political class, business class, military, civilians must now stand up to work for our internal security.
Internal security is more important than anything we have done and I believe that once we are able to come together Nigeria will be alright.
As of now the country is in pains; the country is in problem and some people are taking it very lightly.
We are suffering from pains of our people; we are suffering from pains of the Nigerian system. This is not about which part of the country you come from, it is about Nigeria.
Nigerian people should take what is happening seriously and I am surprised that the political class and the private sector are still joking with this matter.
This is a serious matter. Anybody’s child can be kidnapped; whether it is at Chibok or any other place, Nigerian should take this matter seriously. Can you imagine how many Nigerians that have been killed; how many of us that have been wounded. I want people to be as wise as my grandmother. I want people to take this matter seriously.
Those girls kidnapped are our sisters; they are our daughters. It is because none of us has lost anybody that is why to some people; it is looking like a joke. We should stop taking this as a joke and take the matter very seriously in order to move forward”
The former Abia State Governor further stressed that the country could disintegrate if Nigerians don’t come together to fight and protect the unity of the country.
“We should not lose what we have. We should be able to come together as one family and fight because if we don’t take time; I repeat it for the second time, Jonathan will be the last president of the name Nigeria” he added.
Commenting on whether the Federal Government should negotiate with members of Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls, Dr. Kalu said that it was necessary stressing that the lives of the girls were greater than any other consideration.
According to him, “Government can negotiate formerly or informally. It can send agents to negotiate on its behalf without getting involved. The US does this in Afghanistan and other places. It can negotiate formerly or informally”
He however called for a healthy opposition amongst political parties in the country noting that it was good for the growth of democracy in the country.
“It is good for every government to have a good, healthy opposition. People say APC is saboteurs party, I don’t agree with that. In a healthy democracy, there is supposed to be criticism. I want my party the PDP to stand up. It is only in viable opposition that leaders will stand up. Leaders will be sleeping when there is no opposition” Dr. Kalu affirmed.
Speaking to newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom, Dr. Kalu urged Nigerians to work together to ensure a stabilised internal security system in the country.
According to him, the problem of Bokom Haram concerns not only the President but all Nigerians pointing out that one of the major ways of resolving the problem was for Nigeria to collaborate with international organisations and countries in fighting the terrorists.
He said”Well, when I was travelling precisely on the 26 of April. I left this airport and I spoke to the airport correspondents and I said there was a need to collaborate with international organisations.
You see, this issue is not about President Goodluck Jonathan. If we don’t take time and work together as Nigerians, Jonathan might be the last Nigerian President.
Jonathan might be the Gorbachev of Nigeria. And that is the truth, so we better wake up.
Political class, business class, military, civilians must now stand up to work for our internal security.
Internal security is more important than anything we have done and I believe that once we are able to come together Nigeria will be alright.
As of now the country is in pains; the country is in problem and some people are taking it very lightly.
We are suffering from pains of our people; we are suffering from pains of the Nigerian system. This is not about which part of the country you come from, it is about Nigeria.
Nigerian people should take what is happening seriously and I am surprised that the political class and the private sector are still joking with this matter.
This is a serious matter. Anybody’s child can be kidnapped; whether it is at Chibok or any other place, Nigerian should take this matter seriously. Can you imagine how many Nigerians that have been killed; how many of us that have been wounded. I want people to be as wise as my grandmother. I want people to take this matter seriously.
Those girls kidnapped are our sisters; they are our daughters. It is because none of us has lost anybody that is why to some people; it is looking like a joke. We should stop taking this as a joke and take the matter very seriously in order to move forward”
The former Abia State Governor further stressed that the country could disintegrate if Nigerians don’t come together to fight and protect the unity of the country.
“We should not lose what we have. We should be able to come together as one family and fight because if we don’t take time; I repeat it for the second time, Jonathan will be the last president of the name Nigeria” he added.
Commenting on whether the Federal Government should negotiate with members of Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls, Dr. Kalu said that it was necessary stressing that the lives of the girls were greater than any other consideration.
According to him, “Government can negotiate formerly or informally. It can send agents to negotiate on its behalf without getting involved. The US does this in Afghanistan and other places. It can negotiate formerly or informally”
He however called for a healthy opposition amongst political parties in the country noting that it was good for the growth of democracy in the country.
“It is good for every government to have a good, healthy opposition. People say APC is saboteurs party, I don’t agree with that. In a healthy democracy, there is supposed to be criticism. I want my party the PDP to stand up. It is only in viable opposition that leaders will stand up. Leaders will be sleeping when there is no opposition” Dr. Kalu affirmed.
Boko Haram: Jonathan might be Nigeria’s last President – Kalu
Following
the lingering insurgency in the country by members of the dreaded
Islamic sect, Boka Haram, former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor
Kalu yesterday said that if the situation was not put under proper
control, President Goodluck Jonathan might be the last president Nigeria
will ever have.
Speaking to newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom, Dr. Kalu urged Nigerians to work together to ensure a stabilised internal security system in the country.
According to him, the problem of Bokom Haram concerns not only the President but all Nigerians pointing out that one of the major ways of resolving the problem was for Nigeria to collaborate with international organisations and countries in fighting the terrorists.
He said”Well, when I was travelling precisely on the 26 of April. I left this airport and I spoke to the airport correspondents and I said there was a need to collaborate with international organisations.
You see, this issue is not about President Goodluck Jonathan. If we don’t take time and work together as Nigerians, Jonathan might be the last Nigerian President.
Jonathan might be the Gorbachev of Nigeria. And that is the truth, so we better wake up.
Political class, business class, military, civilians must now stand up to work for our internal security.
Internal security is more important than anything we have done and I believe that once we are able to come together Nigeria will be alright.
As of now the country is in pains; the country is in problem and some people are taking it very lightly.
We are suffering from pains of our people; we are suffering from pains of the Nigerian system. This is not about which part of the country you come from, it is about Nigeria.
Nigerian people should take what is happening seriously and I am surprised that the political class and the private sector are still joking with this matter.
This is a serious matter. Anybody’s child can be kidnapped; whether it is at Chibok or any other place, Nigerian should take this matter seriously. Can you imagine how many Nigerians that have been killed; how many of us that have been wounded. I want people to be as wise as my grandmother. I want people to take this matter seriously.
Those girls kidnapped are our sisters; they are our daughters. It is because none of us has lost anybody that is why to some people; it is looking like a joke. We should stop taking this as a joke and take the matter very seriously in order to move forward”
The former Abia State Governor further stressed that the country could disintegrate if Nigerians don’t come together to fight and protect the unity of the country.
“We should not lose what we have. We should be able to come together as one family and fight because if we don’t take time; I repeat it for the second time, Jonathan will be the last president of the name Nigeria” he added.
Commenting on whether the Federal Government should negotiate with members of Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls, Dr. Kalu said that it was necessary stressing that the lives of the girls were greater than any other consideration.
According to him, “Government can negotiate formerly or informally. It can send agents to negotiate on its behalf without getting involved. The US does this in Afghanistan and other places. It can negotiate formerly or informally”
He however called for a healthy opposition amongst political parties in the country noting that it was good for the growth of democracy in the country.
“It is good for every government to have a good, healthy opposition. People say APC is saboteurs party, I don’t agree with that. In a healthy democracy, there is supposed to be criticism. I want my party the PDP to stand up. It is only in viable opposition that leaders will stand up. Leaders will be sleeping when there is no opposition” Dr. Kalu affirmed.
Speaking to newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom, Dr. Kalu urged Nigerians to work together to ensure a stabilised internal security system in the country.
According to him, the problem of Bokom Haram concerns not only the President but all Nigerians pointing out that one of the major ways of resolving the problem was for Nigeria to collaborate with international organisations and countries in fighting the terrorists.
He said”Well, when I was travelling precisely on the 26 of April. I left this airport and I spoke to the airport correspondents and I said there was a need to collaborate with international organisations.
You see, this issue is not about President Goodluck Jonathan. If we don’t take time and work together as Nigerians, Jonathan might be the last Nigerian President.
Jonathan might be the Gorbachev of Nigeria. And that is the truth, so we better wake up.
Political class, business class, military, civilians must now stand up to work for our internal security.
Internal security is more important than anything we have done and I believe that once we are able to come together Nigeria will be alright.
As of now the country is in pains; the country is in problem and some people are taking it very lightly.
We are suffering from pains of our people; we are suffering from pains of the Nigerian system. This is not about which part of the country you come from, it is about Nigeria.
Nigerian people should take what is happening seriously and I am surprised that the political class and the private sector are still joking with this matter.
This is a serious matter. Anybody’s child can be kidnapped; whether it is at Chibok or any other place, Nigerian should take this matter seriously. Can you imagine how many Nigerians that have been killed; how many of us that have been wounded. I want people to be as wise as my grandmother. I want people to take this matter seriously.
Those girls kidnapped are our sisters; they are our daughters. It is because none of us has lost anybody that is why to some people; it is looking like a joke. We should stop taking this as a joke and take the matter very seriously in order to move forward”
The former Abia State Governor further stressed that the country could disintegrate if Nigerians don’t come together to fight and protect the unity of the country.
“We should not lose what we have. We should be able to come together as one family and fight because if we don’t take time; I repeat it for the second time, Jonathan will be the last president of the name Nigeria” he added.
Commenting on whether the Federal Government should negotiate with members of Boko Haram on the release of the Chibok girls, Dr. Kalu said that it was necessary stressing that the lives of the girls were greater than any other consideration.
According to him, “Government can negotiate formerly or informally. It can send agents to negotiate on its behalf without getting involved. The US does this in Afghanistan and other places. It can negotiate formerly or informally”
He however called for a healthy opposition amongst political parties in the country noting that it was good for the growth of democracy in the country.
“It is good for every government to have a good, healthy opposition. People say APC is saboteurs party, I don’t agree with that. In a healthy democracy, there is supposed to be criticism. I want my party the PDP to stand up. It is only in viable opposition that leaders will stand up. Leaders will be sleeping when there is no opposition” Dr. Kalu affirmed.
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