The Senate on Thursday, has
insisted that uncompleted projects of the Nigerian army must be rolled over to
the new year for appropriation rather than abandoning those projects for new
ones.
Senate Committee on Nigeria Army
stated this while hosting Nigerian Army to its 2018 budget defence in Abuja.
Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen.
Tukur Buratai who appeared before the committee explained that the 2017 capital
budget performance for the Nigerian Army was 57%, thereby, constituting a huge
challenge for the Army to overcome some tasks.
According to Gen. Buratai who
appeared alongside military chiefs in charge of army formations across the
country, there was never an abandoned projects since he became the Chief of
Army Staff.
“Distinguished Chairman,
Senators, what we normally do is to work with what releases we have and since I
became the Chief of Army Staff, we have never had abandoned projects”, he said.
He said, they would always work
with realeses, though there were things that normally require immediate action
depending on the security implications.
Member of the Committee, Senator
James Manager commended the military for the risk they were taking to ensure
safety of Nigerians.
Manager advocated for a first
line charge budget for the military which would compel a 100% releases and on
time, adding that Nigeria military was too sensitive to be subjected to budget
politics.
“If the Army was not doing their
jobs, nobody would be safe in Nigeria. We cannot even sit to make laws for
Nigeria in the National Assembly, so we must commend the military,” the
lawmaker said.
Meanwhile, Committee Chairman,
Senator George Akume said, the military was doing well in protecting Nigeria’s
territorial integrity, saying, Senate would ensure adequate provision of 2018
budgets.
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