The Nigerian Army has disclosed that the N579bn approved for them in the 2022 budget was grossly inadequate to fight terrorism and banditry in the country, Newspremises reports.


Army Chief of Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya who the disclosure when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Army to defend the 2022 budget on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

According to him, “In preparing for year 2022 budget, the Nigerian Army proposed about the sum of N710bn. However, the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning budget ceiling reduced it to N579bn. This reduction would impede the capacity and tempo of the Nigerian Army in carrying out its constitutional duties particularly the ongoing war against Boko Haram terrorists and other criminalties across the country.

"The National Assembly should prevail on the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to exempt the Nigerian Army from the current budget ceiling or envelope allocation system.

"I therefore passionately appeal to this (Senate) committee to impress it on the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to begin the release of year 2022 Nigerian Army capital budget from the First Quarter 2022.

This would help the Nigerian Army to rehabilitate dilapidated accommodations in over 138 barracks and training facilities across our units, and formations as well as procure the needed equipment and platforms to prosecute the war against terrorism and other criminalities across the country.”

Lt. General Farouk Yahaya however, urge the Senate panel to approve the sum of N642.7bn as the Nigerian Army personnel emolument for the 2022 budget.

He also requested the approval of N29.6bn as overhead cost and N37.6bn as capital expenditure.


“The timely and complete implementation of the 2022 budget will thus enhance the fulfilment of the Nigerian Army’s constitutional mandate and thus engender peace for socioeconomic development of our country Nigeria.” Yahaya added.

Source: https://newspremises.com.ng/army-cant-fight-terrorists-and-others-with-n579bn-coas-tells-senate/

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710birrien for what exactly.
It is obvious these top generals know more about the insurgencies and banditry up north.

You budget so much for the cause yet refused to tag them terrorists..

Hmmm! Smh. Nigeria is a country with no rule of law. Who is to check mate that? Zero. Give them as usual, allow the looting as usual. It has always been like that. Shame

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Because, after looting a large sum, a very little fraction will be left..

I Know they are creating these crises because of the money they will make from the crises. That is why they keep shooting peaceful protesters to provoke them into arming themselves so that they will begin to cash from it

The developed countries have peace because they handle protests in civil manners but developing countries have too many crises due to corruption, tribalism, injustice and wickedness.

THEN,do then honorable thing by resigning, dont tell us you cant do it.