The presidency has denied reports claiming that President
Muhammadu Buhari said the United States had been aiding
and abetting the campaign of bloodletting of Boko Haram.

At a presentation at the United States Institute of Peace
during his recent trip to US, Buhari had urged the American
government to review the Leahy law so that it could provide
the needed assistance to Nigeria to crush Boko Haram.

According to Wikipedia, the law prohibits the US department
of state and department of defence from providing military
assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights with impunity.

Speaking in an interview with BBC on Thursday, Femi
Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and
publicity, said Buhari was misquoted.
“What he meant was that if Nigeria didn’t have the calibre
and quality of weapons of ammunition it needed, it could
have been slowing the onslaught against insurgency,”
Adesina said.

“So, he was not saying that America was aiding Boko
Haram, he was saying that that decision could unwittingly
have helped Boko haram. What we know is that if Nigeria
has high-quality weaponry, if it has a kind of modern and
sophisticated armament that it needs, this insurgency would
be put down faster.

“Our soldiers keep complaining of out-modelled equipment,
guns that jam in the middle of action and all that. It goes
without saying that if they had sophisticated equipment,
they would do better.”

When asked if the US is the only place where Nigeria can
procure arms, Adesina said: “Obviously not but you start
with your allies. Nigeria has different allies but the capacity
and the capability of the allies differ from one another. We
know that the capacity of the US is very huge. So if we are
allies, why not start from them?”

Adesina said the allegations of human rights abuse against
the military were being investigated, adding that the current
government is addressing the situation effectively.
“Very serious allegations but the president also said the
rules of engagement have been changed. America has got
to believe that,” he said.

“If they believe that President Buhari is a man of integrity as their president has said and that same man told them that rules of engagement have changed and they are ensuring
that civilians and all involved in the theater of war are well
protected, then they ought to believe this president.

“At the US institute of peace, there was a roundtable and
there were questions and answers, so he (Buhari) made a
presentation and that came up and because President
Obama had earlier asked his Nigerian counterpart to come
up with his wish list, I know that the equipping of the
Nigerian armed forces will be included in that wish list.
“Nigeria will be quite glad if the embargo is lifted, that is
what we expect.”


https://www.thecable.ng/adesina-buhari-never-said-america-aiding-boko-haram

hmm

How did we get to elect a senile president with dementia. A man who says one thing dis minute and forgets in anoda minute.


The best achievements of Buhari so far has been his ability to refute his own words and take selfies every now and den.


Truly, when an illiterate rules, the people regret!!
Don't worry about me...The dullard will even forget I said dis

Na everything this people go deny?

Was expecting this refutation a long time ago. PMB will never say a thing like that. He doesn't have a loose mouth. He isn't a wailer. He's got the wisdom to select his words even when he sees something wrong.

He said by nt suppling Nigeria gov weapons,they re unintentionally supporting the terros!so Femi should keep quiet!he lacks professionalism as SA on media!

Isn't it obvious that the media wing of the Wailing Wailers are trying to cause problems between us and the US. I knew Buhari never said so in the first place.

DEM DON DEY DENY THEIR WORDS JUST LIKE MY Niqqa said "THE ZOO HAS A DATE WITH TRUTH"

Editor1:
How did we get to elect a senile president with dementia. A man who says one thing dis minute and forgets in anoda minute.


The best achievements of Buhari so far has been his ability to refute his own words and take selfies every now and den.


Truly, when an illiterate rules, the people regret!!
Don't worry about me...The dullard will even forget I said dis

you are a big f00l and ya father is a more senile person with dementia than Buhari. Go back and read the statement Baba made again. Its obvious you don't understand simple english. Edioot

Addressing an audience of policy-makers, activists and academics in Washington, Buhari complained that Nigerian forces had been left "largely impotent" in the face of Boko Haram's campaign of kidnapping and bombings.

"They do not possess the appropriate weapons and technology which we could have had if the so-called human rights violations had not been an obstacle," he said.

"Unwittingly, and I dare say unintentionally, the application of the Leahy Law Amendment by the United States government has aided and abetted the Boko Haram terrorists."

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/28993516/

This above is a foreign source and not one of your TANoid influenced sources.


Abeg wetin dey difficult to understand here? Why must you edi0ts twist everything?

dustmalik:
Isn't it obvious that the media wing of the Wailing Wailers are trying to cause problems between us and the US. I knew Buhari never said so in the first place.

Mumu, you no need prophet to tell you say Nigeria has a date with truth.

Get a life son and stop wailing with the APC

midolian:
you are a big f00l and ya father is a more senile person with dementia than Buhari. Go back and read the statement Baba made again. Its obvious you don't understand simple english. Edioot

mumu, your president is a senile Paedophile

The man should just stop talking already and continue taking pictures

Too many Insults here!!! ........anyway, I thank technology for it!

Femi should know that baba is @74 ( official age ) and should stop ex..terpreting to us what baba meant. Or has baba spoke in swahili all these while he tours in "uncle sam" with his 33 tifs squandering ^7bn and returning with "we will"?

if you believe wailers then you can also believe adam eat the apple before eve

This so called special advisers are not doing their job well. All these continuous denials can be averted if they begin to write the president's speeches; it is now very clear to everyone that Buhari doesn't know how to portray his points without using controversial words and terms.

simeonii:
Too many Insults here!!! ........anyway, I thank technology for it!

yes oo!

The same technology that he, buharii thanked for bringing him into power is now bein used against him.

#karma

Buhari was so cocky during the campaigns. If america is not culpable, the question is: WHO THEN IS BEHIND IT? If America won't give you the requisite ammunition for crying out loud go to China or Russia. Stop whinning and get the job done. Chikena! BTW, where was the so-called Leary law when they where invading half the world and causing distress everywhere?

Lol....pls not bring unnecessary war

Lol....pls stop bringin unnecessary war

Let this Man stop travelling outside the country. He will bring serious trouble for himself and the country.

Editor1:
The presidency has denied reports claiming that President
Muhammadu Buhari said the United States had been aiding
and abetting the campaign of bloodletting of Boko Haram.

At a presentation at the United States Institute of Peace
during his recent trip to US, Buhari had urged the American
government to review the Leahy law so that it could provide
the needed assistance to Nigeria to crush Boko Haram.

According to Wikipedia, the law prohibits the US department
of state and department of defence from providing military
assistance to foreign military units that violate human rights with impunity.

Speaking in an interview with BBC on Thursday, Femi
Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and
publicity, said Buhari was misquoted.
“What he meant was that if Nigeria didn’t have the calibre
and quality of weapons of ammunition it needed, it could
have been slowing the onslaught against insurgency,”
Adesina said.

“So, he was not saying that America was aiding Boko
Haram, he was saying that that decision could unwittingly
have helped Boko haram. What we know is that if Nigeria
has high-quality weaponry, if it has a kind of modern and
sophisticated armament that it needs, this insurgency would
be put down faster.

“Our soldiers keep complaining of out-modelled equipment,
guns that jam in the middle of action and all that. It goes
without saying that if they had sophisticated equipment,
they would do better.”

When asked if the US is the only place where Nigeria can
procure arms, Adesina said: “Obviously not but you start
with your allies. Nigeria has different allies but the capacity
and the capability of the allies differ from one another. We
know that the capacity of the US is very huge. So if we are
allies, why not start from them?”

Adesina said the allegations of human rights abuse against
the military were being investigated, adding that the current
government is addressing the situation effectively.
“Very serious allegations but the president also said the
rules of engagement have been changed. America has got
to believe that,” he said.

“If they believe that President Buhari is a man of integrity as their president has said and that same man told them that rules of engagement have changed and they are ensuring
that civilians and all involved in the theater of war are well
protected, then they ought to believe this president.

“At the US institute of peace, there was a roundtable and
there were questions and answers, so he (Buhari) made a
presentation and that came up and because President
Obama had earlier asked his Nigerian counterpart to come
up with his wish list, I know that the equipping of the
Nigerian armed forces will be included in that wish list.
“Nigeria will be quite glad if the embargo is lifted, that is
what we expect.”


https://www.thecable.ng/adesina-buhari-never-said-america-aiding-boko-haram

. Adesina u re more confused than ur demented master. Since u resumed as asistant u have deny eventualy every ur sick master said.

At the rate we are going, it will get to a point where the presidency will say "good morning" and Nigerians would be forced to peep through the window and check their wall clocks to confirm if it's actually morning. This government is a junk.

Buhari

According to President Buhari: “In our efforts at
combating the activities of Boko Haram, the new
Government has sought and obtained the support
of not only our neighbours but other international
friends and partners.
“Regrettably, the blanket application of the Leahy
Law by the United States on the grounds of
unproven allegations of human rights violations
levelled against our forces has denied us access
to appropriate strategic weapons to prosecute the
war against the insurgents.
“In the face of abduction of innocent school girls
from their hostels, indiscriminate bombings of
civilians in markets and places of worship, our
forces have remained largely impotent because
they do not possess the appropriate weapons and
technology which they could have had, had the
so-called human rights violations not been an
obstacle.
“Unwittingly, and I dare say, unintentionally, the
application of the Leahy Law amendment by the
U. S. Government has aided and abetted the Boko
Haram terrorist group in the prosecution of its
extremist ideology and hate, the indiscriminate
killings and maiming of civilians, in raping of
women and girls, and in their other heinous
crimes.
“I believe this is not the spirit of the Leahy Laws.
I know the American people cannot support any
group engaged in these crimes.

Culled from http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/07/shocker-buhari-accuses-u-s-aiding-boko-haram/

I believe that the wailing wailers are behind this propaganda! !

simeonii:
Too many Insults here!!! ........anyway, I thank technology for it!

that is not what baba said. Actually he said he thank emm technology. He said it.....

Editor1:
How did we get to elect a senile president with dementia. A man who says one thing dis minute and forgets in anoda minute.


The best achievements of Buhari so far has been his ability to refute his own words and take selfies every now and den.


Truly, when an illiterate rules, the people regret!!
Don't worry about me...The dullard will even forget I said dis

Child of hate! You expect the president to miraculously correct the disgusting results of your paymasters' misrule of 16years in 7weeks? Have you been smoking fufu?

Reasonable nigerians see and know GMB is gradually putting things in order, that you have chosen to be blind to the reality of things is ur palaver and headache. You should know tho that HATE kills faster than AIDS. Don't go and kill yourself for nothing.

Baba 0ne chance no sabi arrange talk if u no copy ,type am in bold letters giv am..... D only man wey dem de interpret hin english to English

This Femi guy is going to have a tough 4 years denying statements the old man spits without thinking

U can read meaning to anything u read in a way u want to but when u av bn blinded by hatred n sentiments.It makes u look like a fool.We all know what d president meant when he made d statement.To d wailing wailers.Just know that this govt will b d best ever in this country.

Frankiss44:
This Femi guy is going to have a tough 4 years denying statements the old man spits without thinking

U r the one that didn't think.Check what Baba said n see what he meant.