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Buhari Wants Defence Ministry To Produce Weapons by handyteddy: 3:34pm On Aug 07, 2015 |
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed
the Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the
establishment of a military industrial complex for
the local production of weapons for the use of
the nation’s armed forces.
According to a statement by his Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
the President gave the directive at the graduation
ceremony of the National Defence College,
Abuja.
He said the location production of weapons was
meant to end the current over-dependence on
other countries for military equipment and
logistics.
He said such a thing was not acceptable to his
administration.
“We must evolve viable mechanisms for near-self-
sufficiency in military equipment and logistics
production complemented only by very advanced
foreign technologies.
“The Ministry of Defence is being tasked to draw
up clear and measurable outlines for
development of a modest military industrial
complex for Nigeria.
“In this regard, it is to liaise with other strategic
MDAs and industries to re-engineer the Defence
Industries Corporation of Nigeria to meet
national military hardware and logistics
requirements,” the President was quoted as
saying.
Buhari was said to have also told the gathering
that his administration had, since its assumption
of office, reviewed the nature and character of
Nigeria’s security threats and challenges.
“We recognised first and foremost, the external
dimensions of these threats and the need for
international cooperation and common security
mechanisms to tackle them,” the President said.
Buhari added that in the light of this realisation,
his administration was convinced that the best
approach was to work within the framework of
the Lake Chad Basin Commission to mobilise a
collective regional effort in the fight against
terrorism and insurgency.
He urged the graduates and officers and men of
the Armed Forces to work harder to win the war
against Boko Haram, terrorism and insurgency.
“We must apply a comprehensive strategy and
coordinate all elements of national power against
terrorism and insurgency; we must show result-
oriented leadership at all levels of military
Command; we must set up an optimal
organisation to manage and sustain operational
performance; and we must show confidence and
winning mentality,” he added.
The President assured the people that the
Federal Government under his leadership will
strive to meet the operational, logistic, training
and welfare requirements of the Armed Forces of
Nigeria.
He also reaffirmed his commitment to
ameliorating the hardships of people living in
areas most affected by insurgency and terrorism.
“We have the will, resolve and conviction to apply
a comprehensive strategy and coordinate all
elements of national power against terrorism and
insurgency,” the President reassured Nigerians
and the international community.
Buhari said the National Defence College had
fulfilled the vision of its founding fathers, by
becoming a strategic human capacity-building
institution, making credible contributions to
Nigeria and other friendly countries.
The President urged graduates of the College’s
Course 23 to resolve to make “a marked
difference in your future deployments and
contribute your quota to the evolution and
implementation of national security, defence and
military strategies.”
“You should be the source that lights up the
environment wherever you find yourselves,” he
told them. Source : www.punchng.com/news/buhari-wants-defence-ministry-to-produce-weapons/ |
Re: Buhari Wants Defence Ministry To Produce Weapons by handyteddy: 3:35pm On Aug 07, 2015 |
Nigeria is Moving Forward ---> |
Re: Buhari Wants Defence Ministry To Produce Weapons by slimfit1(m): 4:06pm On Aug 07, 2015 |
I like the way this man thinks. Why on earth is Nigeria still importing simple things that we can make ourselves and keep money circulating in our country. God Bless PMB. 1 Like |
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