Buhari will probe arms purchase by Jonathan’s administration

AUGUST 10, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari is going to investigate contracts involving the purchase of weapons for the military under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the revelation while on a Channels Television programme, Politics Today, on Sunday, August 9.

Shehu said that President Buhari would take stock of every naira that left the national treasury and the purpose it served.

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 or might not be.”

“Only a thorough audit will actually reveal this. The disclosure has been made about substandard (equipment) in the Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram.”

“The insurgents have been degraded. They are in disarray without a central command and coordination,” he declared.

“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 are 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.”