Thursday, February 12, 2015
Buhari Excited Over Obasanjo's Endorsement...speaks with CNN on Boko Haram, postponement and more
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The APC presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, has identified misappropriation of funds provided by government for the fight against Boko Haram as the reason for the military's inability to defeat the insurgents.
Speaking yesterday in an interview with CNN network, he said: "The National Assembly attempted to do a hearing by getting the budgets approved by the National Assembly over three years, and inviting the service chiefs on why the weapons were not procured and sent to the soldiers under competent leadership, and that hearing was scuttled.
"In short, the misappropriation of funds provided by the government for the military was why the military was unable to defeat Boko Haram.''
Buhari remarked that the Nigerian military had an international reputation for its effectiveness, and added that it was a great embarrassment to the military that it had not been able to secure the Nigerian territory.
"We know how Boko Haram started, and certainly Nigerian military has reputation internationally for its effectiveness. It is a great embarrassment to them and to Nigeria as a country that they have not been able to secure the Nigerian territory in 14 local governments out of 774 local governments.
"I believe this problem will not be too difficult for APC government because we know that Nigeria military is competent, but it is a matter of making sure that money for the cause of fighting Boko Haram is properly utilized.''
Commenting on the postponement of elections date, he expressed disappointment as INEC had declared its readiness for the exercise and the date they fixed a year ago.
"For INEC to be forced virtually by the military that they cannot guarantee the safety of their workers, they have to concede to the demand of the military of additional six weeks.
Reacting over his recent endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, he said: ''It will certainly bring more supporters to us, and for those sitting on the fence, because Gen Obasanjo is highly respected personality in Nigeria, and as far as Nigerian nation, there is no serious issue that can be discussed without people seeking his opinion and listening to it."
On corruption, he said: "Corruption is a serious case; unless Nigeria kills corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria, and that was illustrated by another hearing by the National Assembly on pension funds, the power sector (electricity), and then corruption in the petroleum industry on which the country depends for over 90 per cent of its revenue.
"The National Assembly conducted the hearing in Abuja and in the six geo-political zones in the country, took the recommendations to the executive and it has been there for the past 18 months,'' he added.
Speaking yesterday in an interview with CNN network, he said: "The National Assembly attempted to do a hearing by getting the budgets approved by the National Assembly over three years, and inviting the service chiefs on why the weapons were not procured and sent to the soldiers under competent leadership, and that hearing was scuttled.
"In short, the misappropriation of funds provided by the government for the military was why the military was unable to defeat Boko Haram.''
Buhari remarked that the Nigerian military had an international reputation for its effectiveness, and added that it was a great embarrassment to the military that it had not been able to secure the Nigerian territory.
"We know how Boko Haram started, and certainly Nigerian military has reputation internationally for its effectiveness. It is a great embarrassment to them and to Nigeria as a country that they have not been able to secure the Nigerian territory in 14 local governments out of 774 local governments.
"I believe this problem will not be too difficult for APC government because we know that Nigeria military is competent, but it is a matter of making sure that money for the cause of fighting Boko Haram is properly utilized.''
Commenting on the postponement of elections date, he expressed disappointment as INEC had declared its readiness for the exercise and the date they fixed a year ago.
"For INEC to be forced virtually by the military that they cannot guarantee the safety of their workers, they have to concede to the demand of the military of additional six weeks.
Reacting over his recent endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, he said: ''It will certainly bring more supporters to us, and for those sitting on the fence, because Gen Obasanjo is highly respected personality in Nigeria, and as far as Nigerian nation, there is no serious issue that can be discussed without people seeking his opinion and listening to it."
On corruption, he said: "Corruption is a serious case; unless Nigeria kills corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria, and that was illustrated by another hearing by the National Assembly on pension funds, the power sector (electricity), and then corruption in the petroleum industry on which the country depends for over 90 per cent of its revenue.
"The National Assembly conducted the hearing in Abuja and in the six geo-political zones in the country, took the recommendations to the executive and it has been there for the past 18 months,'' he added.
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