The Ministry of Defence has said it is not involved in the procurement of weapons in recent years.

Answering questions from journalists after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the ministry, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ismaila Aliu, said the president had directed that the ministry be included in the panel set up of to probe weapons procurement.

He said: “Procurement of weapons and equipment is the immediate need that the president is going to address.

”The ministry was involved in the procurement of arms
sometimes but in recent years the responsibility was shifted to the services.”

He said following the directive of the president that the ministry of defence be included in the probe committee, the ministry had a lot to help the committee with.

He said: “The ministry was very involved in the procurement in those years so definitely we have something to present to that committee.
“We are part and parcel of that committee. The ministry is very excited that this committee has been formed, because our own concern apart from the administrative and financial support is to make sure that policy thrust was complied with, procurement of relevant equipment according to specification of Nigerian armed forces is being complied with and we are very happy for that.

“At the end of this, we hope to have procurement that will be value added, cost effective and will meet our needs both locally and internationally.”

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Not involved in weapons procurement and is the permanent secretary of defence?
That's a tough one that calls for questions.

Story for d dogs

It is what it is , Private contractors paid billions to procure weapons , but shared the billions between themselves