The Nigerian Army on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to exempt it from the annual envelope budgeting being adopted by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, made the appeal when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Army to defend the 2022 budget.

Yahaya told the panel that the sum of N579bn approved for the Nigerian Army for the 2022 fiscal year was grossly inadequate to fight terrorism and banditry in the country.

He said, “In preparing for year 2022 budget, the Nigerian Army proposed about the sum of N710bn.

“However, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning budget ceiling reduced it to N579bn.

“[This reduction would impede the capacity and tempo of the Nigerian Army in carrying out its constitutional duties particularly the ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists and other criminalties across the country.

He said, “In preparing for year 2022 budget, the Nigerian Army proposed about the sum of N710bn.

“However, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning budget ceiling reduced it to N579bn.

“This reduction would impede the capacity and tempo of the Nigerian Army in carrying out its constitutional duties particularly the ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists and other criminalties across the country.

“The National Assembly should prevail on the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to exempt the Nigerian Army from the current budget ceiling or envelope allocation system.

“I therefore passionately appeal to this (Senate) committee to impress it on the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to begin the release of year 2022 Nigerian Army capital budget from the First Quarter 2022.

“This would help the Nigerian Army to rehabilitate dilapidated accommodations in over 138 barracks and training facilities across our units, and formations as well as procure the needed equipment and platforms to prosecute the war against terrorism and other criminalities across the country.”

The army chief urged the Senate panel to approve the sum of N642.7bn as the Nigerian Army personnel emolument for the 2022 budget.

He also requested the approval of N29.6bn as overhead cost and N37.6bn as capital expenditure.

He assured the panel that the Nigerian Army was committed to securing the territorial integrity of Nigeria from any violation.

Yahaya said, “The timely and complete implementation of the 2022 budget will thus enhance the fulfilment of the Nigerian Army’s constitutional mandate and thus engender peace for socioeconomic development of our country Nigeria.”

He said the COVID-19 pandemic affected the global socioeconomic activities including that of Nigeria, adding that the attendant negative consequences allowed insecurity to fester.

The army chief also said he recognised the need to boost the morale of the soldiers and that he had been doing so regularly.

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Yahaya told the panel that the sum of N579bn approved for the Nigerian Army for the 2022 fiscal year was grossly inadequate to fight terrorism and banditry in the country.

He said, “In preparing for year 2022 budget, the Nigerian Army proposed about the sum of N710bn.

“However, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning budget ceiling reduced it to N579bn.

“[This reduction would impede the capacity and tempo of the Nigerian Army in carrying out its constitutional duties particularly the ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists and other criminalties across the country.

With all the money released to them no result, what they are after is money,may God help this country

You guys should take the budget allocation of the country then... Bunch of embezzlers

This is why insecurity and terrorism will not end in Nigeria because so many are benefiting from it.

And the sad part is that low ranking officers are the sacrificial lambs while the Ogas at the top feast on the budget

It has now gotten to the point where the budget needed to keep Nigeria as a United, indivisible country now surpasses the internally generated revenue of all member states aside the federal capital and Lagos.

My take from this is that one Nigeria is a very very expensive project and will require very huge capital outlay to sustain when the oil era is over.

Yeah we all know this, the N579 billion is only enough for oppressing and killing innocent people in Southern Nigeria.

You need ₦710 Billion to fight terrorists? I want to believe that the Taliban's and ISIS groups are among the list of the terrorists you're fighting with that proposed amount else, you're just scamming us. Haba!!!!

This country is best to be watching on TV or from space. You can't be in this country and hear things like this and not have BP.

Hahahaha odiegwu really.........

Meaning the war against insurgents are not ending soon

If the same tools you currently have can kill innocent people, then it is enough to face Boko Haram and other terrorists. Whenever you want to face harmless protesters, you will have equipment but when it is time to face your superiors, you will start crying of inadequate equipments.

Pls share this country. Give north to bandits and Boko Haram and killer herdsmen. Let's south stay on our own. It will be cheaper. No more 5 trillion budget in two and half yrs to fight terrorists. One nigeria is too costly to maintain

The oga at the top are benefitting massively from insecurity. Jack up Nigerians because we will not get out of this soon

All the budget they have been given for over 11 years...no result. Yet they increase it yearly.

Was it not a machine gun that those vseless repentant Bokoharam soldiers sent to the East, were using to mow down innocent civilians in Enugu? But when it comes to fighting Terrorists and bandits in the North... those kind of weapons will not be seen anywhere with soldiers... rather it would be seen with bandits.

The money is for them to keep buying sophisticated weapons that they will later give out to ISWAP as gifts.

How much is needed to gainfully engage youths so as to reduce crime to the bearest minimum���

kettykin:
It has now gotten to the point where the budget needed to keep Nigeria as a United, indivisible country now surpasses the internally generated revenue of all member states aside the federal capital and Lagos.

My take from this is that one Nigeria is a very very expensive project and will require very huge capital outlay yo suspend when the oil era is over.

You are very intelligent man keep it up. This is the type of comment I like seeing in Nairaland.

This is the type of country zombies crave for and are ready to annihilate Igbo's for, I regrate being black and be born in an African soil

Budget of embezzlement.God save people from the fraudsters in this wicked regime.

It's true

The Nigerian Army needs 10 trillion

It's not an easy feat fighting all the citizens of your country

Then leave the east to reduce your expenditure. You people are creating crises everywhere to increase your budget.

kettykin:
It has now gotten to the point where the budget needed to keep Nigeria as a United, indivisible country now surpasses the internally generated revenue of all member states aside the federal capital and Lagos.

My take from this is that one Nigeria is a very very expensive project and will require very huge capital outlay yo suspend when the oil era is over.

You are thinking right.

One Nigeria protection is getting expensive at a time oil is about to go the way of coal.

Where will money come from in the future.

The current situation is unsustainable for Nigeria and you all know it.

Once oil prices crash in the coming years, you will realize that there won’t be any funds to sustain the military. That’s when Nigeria will be on its knees.

Since it is increasingly expensive to manage insecurity in the country, can't we try other option like dialogue may be it will be less expensive

Instead we should give them ₦5trillion Naira to go enrich themselves as usual

579 billion?
Now I understand why terrorism and banditry is thriving
There’s some loose change to go round

Shut up oga

They should just handover CBN to them...

This is a script. They are tactically and strategically trying to avoid 2023 elections. They want to enact state of emergency rule so that Buhari continues. That's the koko

Lol

Terrorism is a cash cow in Nigeria.

These bastards steady cashing out with the death of innocent citizens.

After fighting terrorists and capturing them, they eventually release them into the wild again or simply induct them into the Nigerian military and paramilitary agencies.

But it's enough to buy weapons and shoot into the homes of old village women..?
Ûmû bingo

so what happened to the $1b bambiala buhari borrowed in 2019

And the terrorists fighting you on a shoe string budget qbi?