joscofelix2:
oga when you add both the supplementary with the military budget the airforce get up to 1bn$check this out

lebuhsi:



Why do you say so, Sir?

We could see the state of the airforce under Late AVM Alex Badeh RTD launching "airlines" to what they've been able to become today, due the increase in funding.

Wouldn't the police do better if they have more funds? They have the most men(450k) and they are getting a paltry $99m.

Whyem15:




A good example of how quality is far better than quantity.
NAF which is next in line in equipping doesn't even come close.

Stormtrooper11:

I once thought about this, but who do you want to tax? A very poor population? If we tax the rich more than the poor, in this present situation, the rich won't let it work.
We can make it work. Don't get me wrong, but the bureaucracy is too much. The political will isn't there.

GeneralFarouq:


NPF has refused to engage themselves fully to any operations except of course under the Military,..
They are not just a prority.
To justify buget allocation, IGP needs to show the government why it expedient they increase their allocation... Either the reasons he gave are not convincing, or other branches are full taking care of it ..
Look at the NAF they are able to convince everybody the need for more additional fighter, isr and attacks platform, hence the continuous reallocation, they even were able to show they needed overhaul of the NAF regiment citing what happened in maiduguri yrs back, hence the continuous heavy allocation...
The reasons NAF must have provided weren't sufficient enough to prioritize them above or equal the armed forces..

GeneralFarouq:


NPF has refused to engage themselves fully to any operations except of course under the Military,..
They are not just a prority.
To justify buget allocation, IGP needs to show the government why it expedient they increase their allocation... Either the reasons he gave are not convincing, or other branches are full taking care of it ..
Look at the NAF they are able to convince everybody the need for more additional fighter, isr and attacks platform, hence the continuous reallocation, they even were able to show they needed overhaul of the NAF regiment citing what happened in maiduguri yrs back, hence the continuous heavy allocation...
The reasons NAF must have provided weren't sufficient enough to prioritize them above or equal the armed forces..

youghs:


IRT has been showing that for years.

joscofelix2:
the population of ghana solider 15000

youghs:


Nigerians are poor because of low revenue/tax to GDP ratio.

Stormtrooper11:

Negative. its not a single reason.

lebuhsi:



I believe we all have our biases sha, I would love the NAF to get more platforms, also NA.

But let's not neglect those which primary duties are internal policing.

Like civil defence who just basically collect salaries, I believe they can do a lot more, if they are the priority of policy makers

lebuhsi:


I'm not sure about that, Oga.

DubaiLandLord:
Fight banditry, insurgency, not Kanu, Umar tells FG


A former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar (retd.), on Wednesday knocked the All Progressives Congress and Federal Government led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for giving undue attention to the arrest of leader of Kanu than the banditry, kidnapping ravaging the country.

Umar argued that it was disturbing that rather than concentrating on insecurity threatening to cripple the country, the Buhari regime was celebrating the arrest the IPOB leader.

The former governor stated this in a statement titled, ‘Nigeria: A nation challenged.’

Recall that Umar lost his commission in the Nigerian Army as a result of his principled stance on the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election acclaimed to be won by the late Chief MKO Abiola.

He said on Wednesday that the Federal Government must go beyond the arrest of the Kanu and pay more attention to more security challenges threatening to cripple Nigeria.

Umar argued that for the average northerners living in the North-West and North-East, who had been affected by the activities of banditry, kidnapping and insurgency, the arrest of Kanu had no consequence, “since it does nothing to ameliorate his harsh and brutal condition.”

He said, “The re-arrest of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, elicited congratulatory messages to the Federal Government which appears overwhelmed by the intractable security challenges and in dire need of any redeeming act.


This is clearly an exaggeration of the security threat Nnamdi Kanu and indeed IPOB pose to our nation’s security and unity. It is quite strange and disturbing that the Federal Government is paying undue attention to the threats of separatist movements in contrast to the more daunting ones posed by bandits, kidnappers and insurgents in the North West, some parts of North-Central and North-East.”

He lamented those activities of “those criminals have resulted in the evacuation of over 20 per cent the villages in the North-West and North-East. Hundreds are being murdered and maimed every week. Many more are kidnapped for ransom.”

He said, “Over 1,000 schoolchildren were abducted in the past eight months with over 300 still in the hands of the bandits and kidnappers who are demanding humongous ransom. Rape of women and young girls has become a daily occurrence. Most economic activities, particularly farming, the mainstay of the people in these areas, are now all but impossible.”

Umar counselled the government to deploy non-violent means in addressing the growing restiveness in the South-East of the country.

He, however, noted that “IPOB and its leader may well be responsible for some of the violence, including the murder of security personnel, arson and destruction of public and private properties for which they should be held to account.”

While touching on the unity of the country, the former governor argued that Nigeria was better as one and indivisible entity than disintegration.

The former governor carpeted the Buhari regime for not processing the skills in the management of the nation’s diversity.

Truth be told, the Buhari administration has so far exhibited poor skills in its management of our diversity. Yet it has the benefit of great examples by past administrations and statesmen which should guide it,” Umar said.

https://punchng.com/fight-banditry-insurgency-not-kanu-umar-tells-fg/

youghs:


That's the main thing. Without money you're just worthless man, you won't be able to fight corruption, provide security, provide infrastructure or social amenities and so on.

lebuhsi:
It looks like the Airforce($579m) and army($501m, NAFEX rate) are getting the lion share

joscofelix2:
A location under attack

joscofelix2:
it will not be bad if civil defence are turn to forest guard. i will love more fund to go to tactical police squad they will be more effective if been fund.sts,psf, IGP swat are know working in the northwest and east

lebuhsi:


The civil defence could compliment the police as they have manpower shortages, they could be our National guard, or at least that was the purpose for which they were intended.

We can't go from Civil to military response as we have always done, they could be some kind of buffer before deploying the military in internal security issues.

Most curfews are enforced by military personnel, that should not be the case.

All that talk about expanding recruitment when we haven't been able to take care of personnel on the ground is ridiculous IMHO.

It would just further shrink the size of capital expenditure in favour of recurrent expenditure.

Let's give the police the attention that they desperately need

joscofelix2:
the population of ghana solider 15000

bidexiii:



I pray this service chiefs put these funds into good use, because anything supplementary is not properly accounted for.

Stormtrooper11:

We didn't really need to increase VAT to7%. It was unnecessary. What were we doing with the 5% VAT?.
Nigeria's major sources of income are: taxes, port tariffs and oil exports. In recent years the FIRS, had been performing splendidly. Look, but its still not close. I go to the market almost daily to purchase foodstuffs. I see how market women are extorted by tax collectors. In a day, 10 different people can collect tax from a single stall. My point is, we are not even organized in grassroot taxation. Statistics might state otherwise, stats might say taxation is low, but actually people are extorted of their incomes daily. All these are reasons for our inflation and increase in prices of foodstuffs, coupled with insecurity.
We are a country that live with assumptions. We don't even have accurate data. We just use estimates. If you have stayed in rural areas, you will understand. I don't oppose increment in taxation. But we should be accountable. Taxes shouldn't be mismanaged

bidexiii:



I pray this service chiefs put these funds into good use, because anything supplementary is not properly accounted for.

EricBraven:
Little by little different means are being provided to curtail the waste and reduction of revenue