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Buhari orders probe of weapon purchases under GEJ

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True to expectation, President, Muhammad Buhari, has ordered the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) to commence investigation into the procurement of military hardware under his two immediate predecessors.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu had stated during an interview with Channels Tv that President Buhari will order an investigation into contracts involving the procurement of weapons for the military under the Goodluck Jonathan administration.
Consequently, the probe will cover the tenure of Late President Umar Yar’Adua who was in charge from 2007 to 2010 and that of former President Goodluck Jonathan who was at the helm of affairs from 2010 to 2015.
A statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said that the President has directed the NSA to set up a committee with the mandate of identifying irregularities and making recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the Armed Forces.

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The presidential spokesman said based on the presidential directive, the NSA had constituted a committee which include the following persons: AVM J.O.N. Ode (rtd.) -President; R/Adm J.A. Aikhomu (rtd.); R/Adm E. Ogbor (rtd.); Brig.-Gen L. Adekagun (retd.); Brig.-Gen. M. Aminu-Kano (retd.); Brig.-Gen. N. Rimtip (retd.); Cdre T.D. Ikoli; Air Cdre U. Mohammed (retd.); Air Cdre I. Shafi’i; Col. A.A. Ariyibi; Group Capt. C.A. Oriaku (retd.); Mr. I. Magu (EFCC); and Brig.-Gen Y.I. Shalangwa -Secretary.
He said the establishment of the committee was in keeping with Buhari’s determination to stamp out corruption and irregularities in Nigeria public service.
“It (the committee) comes against the background of the myriad of challenges that the Nigerian Armed Forces have faced in the course of ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, including the apparent deficit in military platforms with its attendant negative effects of troops’ morale.
“The committee will specifically investigate allegations of non-adherence to correct equipment procurement procedures and the exclusion of relevant logistics branches from arms procurement under past administrations, which, very often resulted in the acquisition of sub-standard and unserviceable equipment,” he said.
The directive also has to do with the determination of the president to try to root out corruption and fulfil his election promise of stopping Boko Haram’s insurgency.

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