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Muhammadu Buhari
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President Muhammadu
Buhari last night described the misapplication of the arms purchase cash as “an
abuse of trust.” He
spoke at a dinner for the members of the House of Representatives at the old
Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja.
Former
National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, along with other individuals, are
on trial for alleged diversion of arms purchase cash.
The Nation report continues:
The
President expressed disappointment that the necessary equipment and other
logistics, which the money was meant for, were not supplied, thereby working
against defeating Boko Haram.
“Unfortunately
for us as a people, we uncovered that billions of Naira and hundreds of
millions of dollars were expended by the previous government to acquire good
equipment and ammunition so that the military can use, but unfortunately, there
was abuse of trust at various levels that cost Nigeria a lot of lives and
goodwill.
“We
cannot keep quiet about it and facts are coming out gradually. It is very
unfortunate. It is a known fact that Nigeria earned its respect from Burma to
Zaire to Liberia to Sierra Leone. But it reached a stage where the Nigerian
military could not secure 14 local governments out of the 774 local
governments.
“As
I have always said, how has the mighty fallen? We are doing our best and I hope
our best will be good enough,” Buhari said.
He
sought the support and understanding of members of the House of Representatives
to secure the nation, noting that the obvious problem facing the nation is the
Boko Haram issue.
He
described Nigeria as the main battleground of the Boko Haram terrorism.
He
added that his administration inherited some good intentions o including the
plan for the Multi-national Joint Task Force (MJTF) to tackle Boko Haram in the
region.
He
urged the lawmakers to be very clear about the objective of securing the nation
as they are all in government.
“I
will like to seek your understanding and support to secure the country.” He
said
Speaker
Yakubu Dogara pledged the support of the lawmakers to the President.
He
said: “I believe if we don’t get it right under you, those of us in this
generation should forget about getting it right.
“We
believe we have to lay the foundation that will deliver the lasting legacy to the
people.”
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