It's nauseating that Jonathan wants to borrow to prosecute Boko Haram insurgency. We overrate the Senate and the entire National Assembly if we expect members to interrogate the President on how money budgeted for defence had been spent, such that our army can not defeat the rag tag forces of Abubakar Shekau, since emergency was declared last year. The military authorities really need to be probed; we need to audit past expenses, that led to the situation that
Governor Shettima graphically painted: an army that is less motivated and less equipped than the Boko Haram soldiers. When Shettima spoke, the military spokesmen and jonathan ridiculed him and painted a false picture of 'military on top of the situation'. We now know that they were all lying and were not in touch with the true reality on the battlefield. As we talk, we do not have an army that could face Boko Haram. This is the stark truth. It's such a shame, it is such a tragedy that monumental corruption and the brazen theft of military budget have denied our soldiers the tools and welfare they need to fight. Talking about the proposed loan: Nigerians should remember that when we waged the Biafran war in 1967-70, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who was finance minister for Gowon war cabinet, never borrowed a kobo to prosecute the war. The plan to borrow to defeat Boko Haram and thereby mortgage the future of the country demonstrates the poor leadership that our nation is cursed with, 44 years after another war ended. And for us Nigerians, instead of waiting for the heavily compromised National Assembly that will approve the loan anyway, we need to confront our leaders and ask them to justify about N5trillion spent on defence in the last three years. We need to know. It is our inalienable right as Nigerians. For now, we certainly need another hashtag campaign:#bringbackourdefencemoney
Governor Shettima graphically painted: an army that is less motivated and less equipped than the Boko Haram soldiers. When Shettima spoke, the military spokesmen and jonathan ridiculed him and painted a false picture of 'military on top of the situation'. We now know that they were all lying and were not in touch with the true reality on the battlefield. As we talk, we do not have an army that could face Boko Haram. This is the stark truth. It's such a shame, it is such a tragedy that monumental corruption and the brazen theft of military budget have denied our soldiers the tools and welfare they need to fight. Talking about the proposed loan: Nigerians should remember that when we waged the Biafran war in 1967-70, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who was finance minister for Gowon war cabinet, never borrowed a kobo to prosecute the war. The plan to borrow to defeat Boko Haram and thereby mortgage the future of the country demonstrates the poor leadership that our nation is cursed with, 44 years after another war ended. And for us Nigerians, instead of waiting for the heavily compromised National Assembly that will approve the loan anyway, we need to confront our leaders and ask them to justify about N5trillion spent on defence in the last three years. We need to know. It is our inalienable right as Nigerians. For now, we certainly need another hashtag campaign:#bringbackourdefencemoney
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