Ndume Advocates Increased Military Spending To End Insurgency

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.

(The Nation)