- The national publicity secretary of the APC Bolaji Abdullahi has reacted to the PDP allegation over the $1 billion insurgency fund
- Abdullahi said the party alleged that the fund was meant for the 2019 presidential election
- He noted that a similar approval of $2bn was granted to the PDP when it was in power
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, December 18, replied Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for accusing it of attempting to “fritter away our national savings” through the $1 billion approval to defeat Boko Haram.
The Cable reports that Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the APC, in a statement said the PDP’s allegation that the $1bn was meant for the 2019 election is baseless.
The statement read: ''We can understand why it is easy for the PDP to arrive at its ludicrous allegation. A similar approval in excess of $2bn was granted to the PDP government when they were in power.
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''They knew what they did with the money. It is a classic case of a serial killer who sees even a table knife as a murder weapon.
''The PDP presided over a government that made it possible for money meant for weapons to be diverted into paying marabouts and all manner of political jobbers ahead of the 2015 elections.
''Therefore, the PDP thinks the same thing is about to happen. They have not realised that it is a new day and President Muhammadu Buhari will not play politics with money meant to protect the lives of innocent Nigerians or allow anyone to engage in such brigandage that Nigerians suffered under the PDP.''
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The APC said although Boko Haram is technically defeated, “more weapons and training” are required for the military to win the peace.
According to Abdullahi, ''Winning the peace remains a critical phase of warfare. The PDP does not understand that winning the peace is as important as winning the war.
''There is therefore no contradiction in saying that Boko Haram is technically defeated and saying that more weapons and training are needed for our military and the military of neighbouring countries whose cooperation is necessary to finally rid our countries of the menace of Boko Haram.''
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that the director of defence information John Enenche maintained that AK-47 that soldiers use to prosecute the anti-Boko Haram war is outdated when compared to modern rifles.
Enenche made the statement on Monday, December 18, when he appeared on a Channels TV programme to talk about the $1bn approved by governors to fight the Boko Haram war and why the military needs it.
Nigerian Air Force operations against Boko Haram on NAIJ.com TV:
Source: Naija.ng
ROSY CREST
Tuesday, 19 December 2017