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Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 9:53pm On Feb 09, 2015
The two major political parties in the March 28 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, besieged the venue of the 11th Delegate Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress for votes in Abuja on Monday.
The presidential candidate of the APC, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari; the President of Senate, Dr. Pius Anyim, who represented the President at the event; the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and the Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki (SAN) were the key political figures from the two political parties, who exploited the opportunity of the delegate conference to canvass for votes for their parties.
The 11 delegates’ conference has as theme, ‘The working class and the challenges of national security, unity and democratic development’.
Buhari said security agencies in the country had not been able to tame the Boko Haram challenge despite that the Federal Government had spent$32.88bn on defence in the past five years.
He said the Boko Haram Islamic sect snowballed into a national menace after the August 2011 attack on the United Nations Building in Abuja, which resulted in the death of 26 persons with 60 others injured.
The APC candidate added that there was the need for change politically because the nation’s security situation had become precarious.
The ex-Head of State said, “In August 2011, a vehicle smashed through two security barriers at the United Nations headquarters in Abuja just after 11am. Its driver crashed the car into the reception area of the building which housed 26 different UN agencies, and then detonated a bomb. Twenty-five people were killed; around 60, wounded. The then little-known extremist group, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the gruesome attack.
“Since then, Boko Haram has gained international notoriety and become a major national menace – kidnapping girls from their schools and women from their homes; slaughtering boys in their dormitories and men in their farms; exploding bombs in public and private venues; and taking town after towns in the North-East of Nigeria.
“And, for some reasons, our defence forces are unable to cope and unable to defend despite the Federal Government’s defence budget that has gulped over$32.88bn in the past five years.
“Our security situation in this country has never been so dire. Today, Nigerians have to endure, not just terrorist attacks in the North, but militancy in the Niger Delta, communal violence in the Middle Belt, cult wars in the South, and kidnappings, armed robberies, and common acts of thuggery throughout the country.
However, Anyim, who represented the President, said he was under instruction not to make political statements at the conference because of the sensitive nature of the audience.
He said the President was of the opinion that the audience comprised workers from federal and state governments, who could feature as ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the forthcoming elections.
He gave the assurance that the Boko Haram insurgency, which had been agitating the minds of Nigerians, would soon be brought under control.
Anyim also conveyed the assurance of the President to the NLC delegates that the forthcoming elections would be better than the 2011 polls.
Speaking also on the state of the economy, Anyim, who declared the conference open on behalf of the President, noted that he Federal Government was focussing attention on the creation of business that could generate employment opportunities for Nigerians.
In his comments, the Governor of Edo State, Oshiomhole, a former President of the NLC, who spoke earlier, condemned the continued importation of refined petroleum products into the country.
He said it was shameful that the nation’s refineries, established by the military and were functional then, were not working in a democracy.
He urged workers in the oil sector to look beyond their plum jobs to insist that the crude oil resources were refined in the nation’s refineries
http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-spent-32bn-on-defence-in-five-years-buhari/
[size=18pt]Can you see what corruption is doing to our country,We have 300,000 soldiers and still cant defeat Boko Haram that USA said has only 6000 hardcore fighters with all the money spent on defence which has mostly been embezzled. We now have to rely on CHAD,NIGER to fight Boko-haram for us,Goodluck Jonathan must go and be arrested for this corruption.[/size]

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Adminisher: 9:57pm On Feb 09, 2015
vandutchboy:
The two major political parties in the March 28 presidential election, the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, besieged the venue of the 11th Delegate Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress for votes in Abuja on Monday.
The presidential candidate of the APC, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari; the President of Senate, Dr. Pius Anyim, who represented the President at the event; the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and the Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Tanimu Turaki (SAN) were the key political figures from the two political parties, who exploited the opportunity of the delegate conference to canvass for votes for their parties.
The 11 delegates’ conference has as theme, ‘The working class and the challenges of national security, unity and democratic development’.
Buhari said security agencies in the country had not been able to tame the Boko Haram challenge despite that the Federal Government had spent$32.88bn on defence in the past five years.
He said the Boko Haram Islamic sect snowballed into a national menace after the August 2011 attack on the United Nations Building in Abuja, which resulted in the death of 26 persons with 60 others injured.
The APC candidate added that there was the need for change politically because the nation’s security situation had become precarious.
The ex-Head of State said, “In August 2011, a vehicle smashed through two security barriers at the United Nations headquarters in Abuja just after 11am. Its driver crashed the car into the reception area of the building which housed 26 different UN agencies, and then detonated a bomb. Twenty-five people were killed; around 60, wounded. The then little-known extremist group, Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the gruesome attack.
“Since then, Boko Haram has gained international notoriety and become a major national menace – kidnapping girls from their schools and women from their homes; slaughtering boys in their dormitories and men in their farms; exploding bombs in public and private venues; and taking town after towns in the North-East of Nigeria.
“And, for some reasons, our defence forces are unable to cope and unable to defend despite the Federal Government’s defence budget that has gulped over$32.88bn in the past five years.
“Our security situation in this country has never been so dire. Today, Nigerians have to endure, not just terrorist attacks in the North, but militancy in the Niger Delta, communal violence in the Middle Belt, cult wars in the South, and kidnappings, armed robberies, and common acts of thuggery throughout the country.
However, Anyim, who represented the President, said he was under instruction not to make political statements at the conference because of the sensitive nature of the audience.
He said the President was of the opinion that the audience comprised workers from federal and state governments, who could feature as ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the forthcoming elections.
He gave the assurance that the Boko Haram insurgency, which had been agitating the minds of Nigerians, would soon be brought under control.
Anyim also conveyed the assurance of the President to the NLC delegates that the forthcoming elections would be better than the 2011 polls.
Speaking also on the state of the economy, Anyim, who declared the conference open on behalf of the President, noted that he Federal Government was focussing attention on the creation of business that could generate employment opportunities for Nigerians.
In his comments, the Governor of Edo State, Oshiomhole, a former President of the NLC, who spoke earlier, condemned the continued importation of refined petroleum products into the country.
He said it was shameful that the nation’s refineries, established by the military and were functional then, were not working in a democracy.
He urged workers in the oil sector to look beyond their plum jobs to insist that the crude oil resources were refined in the nation’s refineries
http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-spent-32bn-on-defence-in-five-years-buhari/
[size=18pt]Can you see what corruption is doing to our country,We have 300,000 soldiers and still cant defeat Boko Haram with all the money spent on defence which has mostly been embezzled. We now have to rely on CHAD,NIGER to fight Boko-haram for us,Goodlcuk Jonathan must go and be arrested for this corruption.[/size]

Jona has trend the generals into menstruating women with all the money he has used to corrupt them. Nigeria does not even have an air force now as we speak. This man will be voted out in six weeks time we cannot afford four more years of a weak corrupt and clueless man.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by idupaul: 9:59pm On Feb 09, 2015
If this is true then we need to handover GEJ to the Hague for crimes against humanity.. 32 Billion dollars should make Nigeria have the 10th best most equipped military in the world

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by BeeBeeOoh(m): 10:01pm On Feb 09, 2015
Ok. But, go down low..
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by LRNZH(m): 10:02pm On Feb 09, 2015
This kind of money is why jona will.postpone his homecoming until Nigerians boot him out. IBB dey use the guy head so that he (Jona) can break the Maradona's record and make the evil genius look good.


Mumu.
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 10:04pm On Feb 09, 2015
Mumu Buhari and his mumu supporters don't know that budgeting and spending are two different things.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 10:13pm On Feb 09, 2015
J12:
Mumu Buhari and his mumu supporters don't know that budgeting and spending are two different things.
Keep deceiving yourself about the amout all the money budget would have gone to the army because the Security Budget it the most importance more like like ISPO that gets deducted automatically due to the implication of National security. Have you ever heard the Armed forces complain of inadequate funding,dont bury your head in the sand. You know most of the money was embezzled,you see soldiers saying they dont have adequate weapons and refusing to fight and get court martialled with death sentence. Where did all the money go that was budgeted for weapons. Use your brain for once

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by kheart(m): 10:28pm On Feb 09, 2015
With dis kind of money d military got no choice bt to be bias especially d top ranking officers.
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 10:31pm On Feb 09, 2015
kheart:
With dis kind of money d military got no choice bt to be bias especially d top ranking officers.
If the war against Boko-Haram stops their budget will be cut,the Defence budget went form around N150-200 Billion during Yardua time to around N800-900 Billion during Goodluck Jonathan time,some people in the Armed Forces are profiting and dont want the war to end.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by focus7: 10:31pm On Feb 09, 2015
$32bn and still our soldiers does not have modern equipment, they don't boot and the good uniform. Chei Jonathan and corruption.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by channelz: 10:32pm On Feb 09, 2015
Is corruption stealing
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by change49ja: 10:33pm On Feb 09, 2015
channelz:
Is corruption stealing

A 4year old boy was ask the following question:

Teacher: Which of the following is not corruption?

A) Fraud
B) Honesty
C)Stealing

Junior(a 4 year old boy): The answer is B...Honesty.
Teacher: Junior, why 'honesty'?
Junior: Because 'honesty' is the best policy.
Teacher: Very good, clap for him....Klueless, why are you raising up your hand?
Klueless: (scratching his head),Oga teacher, erm... the answer is C...Stealing.
Teacher: You mean Stealing is not corruption?
Klueless: Yes sir
Teacher: Explain?
Klueless: Teacher, stealing is not corruption in Baye where I come from unless you're not sharing. Even our president-GEJ said so on NTA yesterday. So who is wrong teacher? You, a secondary school holder or our President GEJ, a PhD holder?
Teacher: erm.....erm...

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by kheart(m): 10:38pm On Feb 09, 2015
vandutchboy:

If the war against Boko-Haram stops their budget will be cut,the Defence budget went form around N150-200 Billion during Yadua time to around N800-900 Billion during Goodluck Jonathan time,some people in the Armed Forces are profiting and dont want the war to end.

Very true cos I was oppurtuned to ve a chat wit one top military officer in Abuja. D man just keep justifyin why BH can't be defeated bla bla bla bt Why won't dey squander d money wen d commander in chief says stealing is not corruption.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 11:12pm On Feb 09, 2015
kheart:


Very true cos I was oppurtuned to ve a chat wit one top military officer in Abuja. D man just keep justifyin why BH can't be defeated bla bla bla bt Why won't dey squander d money wen d commander in chief says stealing is not corruption.
That is the way African armed forces operate they profit from war suituation and feed fat of the crisis,Look at Congo,Liberia and as you can see Nigerian Armed Forces are no different.
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by sammyj: 11:23pm On Feb 09, 2015
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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by channelz: 5:41am On Feb 10, 2015
change49ja:


A 4year old boy was ask the following question:

Teacher: Which of the following is not corruption?

A) Fraud
B) Honesty
C)Stealing

Junior(a 4 year old boy): The answer is B...Honesty.
Teacher: Junior, why 'honesty'?
Junior: Because 'honesty' is the best policy.
Teacher: Very good, clap for him....Klueless, why are you raising up your hand?
Klueless: (scratching his head),Oga teacher, erm... the answer is C...Stealing.
Teacher: You mean Stealing is not corruption?
Klueless: Yes sir
Teacher: Explain?
Klueless: Teacher, stealing is not corruption in Baye where I come from unless you're not sharing. Even our president-GEJ said so on NTA yesterday. So who is wrong teacher? You, a secondary school holder or our President GEJ, a PhD holder?
Teacher: erm.....erm...
grin

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Change2015(m): 5:54am On Feb 10, 2015
5 years and not one refinery patched or fixed. Supplementary budget for defence and boko haram is still an issue? Isn't it funny how boko haram and the pdp are both happy the election has been postponed? Poor Azazi.

#change
#GMB
#APC

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by luvinhubby(m): 6:03am On Feb 10, 2015
When Buhari was busy encouraging boko haram, he should have known that money will be spent to crush them.
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by lilbabyak(m): 6:22am On Feb 10, 2015
Its crystal clear this Govt has been using boko haram menace to syphon money in conjuction with top military brass, leaving the gallant soldiers with obsolete hardwares. But soon the change we all clamour for will arrive.

March4Buhari

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by eejo(m): 6:23am On Feb 10, 2015
buhari lack information we have 100,000 army personel and boko haram had 60,000 active force buhari war is costly now we not in the 60s isreal spend $3bn daily on the war with hamas so buhari you go back to school then you will know war is costly
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 7:04am On Feb 10, 2015
eejo:
buhari lack information we have 100,000 army personel and boko haram had 60,000 active force buhari war is costly now we not in the 60s isreal spend $3bn daily on the war with hamas so buhari you go back to school then you will know war is costly
Bloody liar America said Boko Haram has 6000 hardcore fighters not 60,000.Also Nigeria has about 300,000 army personel
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/06/nigeria-violence-bokoharam-idUKL1N0VG2EL20150206

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by alaoeri: 7:07am On Feb 10, 2015
Jona on a mission to bankrupt the country, fellow Nigerians let rescue our dear country from the hands of unscrupulous elements that are stealing our commonwealths & that of the generations unborn.

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by zantama05(m): 7:20am On Feb 10, 2015
[s]
eejo:
buhari lack information we have 100,000 army personel and boko haram had 60,000 active force buhari war is costly now we not in the 60s isreal spend $3bn daily on the war with hamas so buhari you go back to school then you will know war is costly[/quote 000 active force buhari war is costly now we not in the 60s isreal spend $3bn daily on the war with hamas so buhari you go back to school then you will know war is costly
[/s] shut up, shoeless boy go for fishing. $3b daily, na your papa budgeting it to them

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by jars9: 7:25am On Feb 10, 2015
Is that money up to the budget for new york fire department?see old super clueless pa Buhari that thinks we are still in 1982 or 83
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 7:35am On Feb 10, 2015
The Guy above is sick
Gej=fraud

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 7:38am On Feb 10, 2015
IbnSultaan:
The Guy above is sick
Gej=fraud
Beyond sick!Some people refuse to use their brains

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Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by CyberWolf: 7:46am On Feb 10, 2015
That's chicken change na and in a whole five years with military capacity of almost 100,000.. Yet you people want NA to be like US army that spends $680 billion yearly as at 2011 on defence.. grin...You people are just bunch of assholes...
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 7:54am On Feb 10, 2015
CyberWolf:
That's chicken change na and in a whole five years with military capacity of almost 100,000.. Yet you people want NA to be like US army that spends $680 billion yearly as at 2011 on defence.. grin...You people are just bunch of assholes...
Military capacity of 300,000,why is small Chad and Niger more effective in the war because they have weapons provided to them that has not been given to the Nigerian army,which was mostly embezzled.Chad and Niger have been fighting for a few weeks and have already made so much progress. Nigeria has never had it this bad.During Abacha and Obasanjo regime we used to send troops to Sierra Leone,Liberia to help these countries.Never in the 54 years Nigeria has had independence have we had to rely on our neighbours,its a big shame which is extremly embarrasing. Tell me which regime Nigeria needed help from our neighbouring countries to fight our own internal insurgency. Goodluck Jonathan is the worse thing to happen to Nigeria
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by CyberWolf: 8:16am On Feb 10, 2015
vandutchboy:

Military capacity of 300,000,why is small Chad and Niger more effective in the war because they have weapons provided to them that has not been given to the Nigerian army,which was mostly embezzled.Chad and Niger have been fighting for a few weeks and have already made so much progress. Nigeria has never had it this bad.During Abacha and Obasanjo regime we used to send troops to Sierra Leone,Liberia to help these countries.Never in the 54 years Nigeria has had independence have we had to rely on our neighbours,its a big shame which is extremly embarrasing. Tell me which regime Nigeria needed help from our neighbouring countries to fight our own internal insurgency. Goodluck Jonathan is the worse thing to happen to Nigeria
thank God you are the one saying 300,000 and how can you maintain 300,000 active men with roughly 5billion dollars per year? Salary,allowance,pension/gratuity, procurement, maintenance & upgrade, etc...haba..Not to talk more of sabotage and moles in the army..Chad and Niger don't have saboteur, that's why it's like they are having upper hand coupled with the fact that they just joined the war, so the strength and morale is still high...do you know that Chad lost 17 men in one battle?..that's to tell you how sophisticated the war is...
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 8:24am On Feb 10, 2015
CyberWolf:
thank God you are the one saying 300,000 and how can you maintain 300,000 active men with roughly 5billion dollars per year? Salary,allowance,pension/gratuity, procurement, maintenance & upgrade, etc...haba..Not to talk more of sabotage and moles in the army..Chad and Niger don't have saboteur, that's why it's like they are having upper hand coupled with the fact that they just joined the war, so the strength and morale is still high...do you know that Chad lost 17 men in one battle?..that's to tell you how sophisticated the war is...
It speaks volume it was during Goodluck Joanthan time the army had sabateur and for the first time in Nigeria history we had to rely on our neighbour to fight a war withing our countries boundary it is beyond shameful.Next time Goodluck Jonathan goes for a meeting with the African Union he shoud put a paper bag because of the shame and disrespect other African leaders will have for him,for bringign the giant of Africa to disrepute and shame.
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by CyberWolf: 8:31am On Feb 10, 2015
vandutchboy:

It speaks volume it was during Goodluck Joanthan time the army had sabateur and for the first time in Nigeria history we had to rely on our neighbour to fight a war withing our countries boundary it is beyond shameful.Next time Goodluck Jonathan goes for a meeting with the African Union he shoud put a paper bag because of the shame and disrespect other African leaders will have for him,for bringign the giant of Africa to disrepute and shame.
you are not being sincere my friend..How many war have we fought since after the civil, even during the civil war, Nigeria relied on Britain to win the war.. BH is a guerrilla warfare not a conventional warfare and for the fact that it spans through borders, so we have to involve our neighbors because it's also affecting them..Nothing like shame when he attends AU meeting..The truth is that the money being spent is very small compared to defence/military cost nowadays..
Re: Goodluck Jonathan Spent $32bn Dollars On Defence In Five Years – Buhari by Nobody: 8:37am On Feb 10, 2015
CyberWolf:
you are not being sincere my friend..How many war have we fought since after the civil, even during the civil war, Nigeria relied on Britain to win the war.. BH is a guerrilla warfare not a conventional warfare and for the fact that it spans through borders, so we have to involve our neighbors because it's also affecting them..Nothing like shame when he attends AU meeting..The truth is that the money being spent is very small compared to defence/military cost nowadays..
We sent troops to Sierra Leane and Liberia during Obasanjo time to help them with their civil war ,our Army was regarded as the best in Africa.Can you imagine Obasanjo having Chad and Niger help us stop an insurgency in our own country and within our borders. This is the biggest shame for Nigeria,we have never had it this bad wh cant you see this and keep making excuses.

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