Buhari talks the talk on military arms procurement process

Speaking on Monday, at a meeting with the British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration is taking urgent action to ensure that order, due process and sanity returns to procurement-making process of the Armed Forces.

Buhari rued the current corruption filled process of procurement of equipment for Nigeria’s Armed Forces as opposed to processes in the past that followed appropriate channels.

“They just put foreign exchange in a briefcase and traveled to procure equipment for the military. That is why we have found ourselves in the crisis we are now facing,” the President said.

The President reaffirmed his position that the international community must work together in unity to overcome the terrorism that has gripped the world.

He also welcomed the offer by the British Government to assist Nigeria in defence procurement, intelligence gathering and training.

“Terrorism has become very sophisticated now. If developed nations can be attacked, and hundreds of lives lost, how much more developing countries?

“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,” the President told Fallon.

Mr. Fallon revealed that his presence in the country was to see what more Britain could do to support Nigeria in battling terrorism 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 told President Buhari.

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