Military Needs Superior Weapons To End Insurgency, Says Ndume

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has urged
the Federal Government to increase the military budget for buying
arms to enable them defeat Boko Haram insurgents.

He said if the military budget for personnel and overheads
dwarfs the amount spent on arms and ammunition, the military would
not be able to defeat the insurgents.

The senator insisted that the military needs modern and superior
weapons to defeat the insurgents.

Responding to a question, Ndume said: “We are spending a lot of
money on the Armed Forces, but we are not spending enough on the
procurement of modern equipment to fight the war.

“It is a different thing when we have a high personnel and
overhead cost and a different scenario when you’re spending a
little to acquire the necessary equipment, arms and ammunition.

“I’ve been crying out that the budget, every year, for the
procurement of arms and ammunition, is too small.”

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has urged
the Federal Government to increase the military budget for buying
arms to enable them defeat Boko Haram insurgents.

He said if the military budget for personnel and overheads
dwarfs the amount spent on arms and ammunition, the military would
not be able to defeat the insurgents.

The senator insisted that the military needs modern and superior
weapons to defeat the insurgents.

Responding to a question, Ndume said: “We are spending a lot of
money on the Armed Forces, but we are not spending enough on the
procurement of modern equipment to fight the war.

“It is a different thing when we have a high personnel and
overhead cost and a different scenario when you’re spending a
little to acquire the necessary equipment, arms and ammunition.

“I’ve been crying out that the budget, every year, for the
procurement of arms and ammunition, is too small.”