Skip to main content

Cross River Speaker asks more funding for Army

Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr John Gaul-Lebo.

Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr John Gaul-Lebo.

Mr John Gaul-Lebo, Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, on Saturday in Calabar called for adequate funding for the Nigerian Army, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Gaul-Lebo told NAN that more funding for the armed forces would boost the morale of the troops by helping them to re-strategise on the fight against insurgency and other heinous crimes in the country.

He used the occasion of Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary to commend the armed forces on the fight against insurgency in the North-East, noting that it was always difficult to fight a war of such magnitude.

Gaul-Lebo said that though the activities of the Boko Haram sect had killed thousands of people and rendered others homeless, the Nigerian Armed Forces had been able to restore peace in the affected communities.

According to him, the President Muhammdau Buhari-led administration had re-engineered the troops by giving them the confidence to curb the activities of the sect.

“As we celebrate Nigeria’s 56th independence anniversary, I wish to specially commend the Nigerian Army for the ongoing fight against insurgency in North-East Nigeria.

“I am calling on Mr President to allocate more funds to the Nigerian Army with a view to giving them an edge in the fight against insurgency and other forms of illegality.

“The Nigerian Army needs sophisticated equipment and current communication gadgets to help them win the war against the Boko Haram sect.

“Today, Boko Haram has been degraded and demoralized because the troops are moving in closely to curb all their activities”, he said.

He also called on all Nigerians to support the Buhari-led government with a view to overcoming the present economic challenges in the country.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Court grants Fani-Kayode N50m bail

Fani-kayode sandwiched by EFCC officials Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday granted a N50m bail to former spokesman of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. Fani-Kayode was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a five-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N26m. Fani-Kayode is the sole defendant in the fresh charges numbered, FHC/ABJ/CR/140/2016. The EFCC accused the defendant of diverting 26 million Naira allegedly received from the ONSA while Sambo Dasuki was in office. The anti-graft agency also accused him of handling the said N26 million without going through financial institution as required under the Money Laundering Act. The embattled former minister is already facing 17-count charge of money laundering before the Lagos Division of the court, along with a former Finance Minister; Nenadi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and a firm; Joint Trust Dimension Nigeria Limited. They were charg
Post a Comment
Read more

FG berates US congressman over comment

Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture Photo: Femi Ipaye/PM News The Federal Government has described as sadly out of tune with reality the published letter from US Congressman Tom Marino to Secretary of State John Kerry, asking the US to withhold security assistance to Nigeria on the strength of some imaginary infraction by the Buhari Administration. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Congressman Marino was poorly informed about the issues he commented on, wondering why he did not take the pains to get first hand information from the US Embassy in Nigeria or any other credible source before engaging in what is nothing but a ‘propaganda of his own imagination’. The Minister said by asking the US to refrain from selling warplanes and other military equipment to Nigeria based on a faulty premise, the Congressman has demonstrated a poor understanding of global security issues. ”Insecurity anywhere i
Post a Comment
Read more

Aubameyang leads Gabon to Nations Cup

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the cast for Gabon as the hosts became the first team to name their final 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squad. The team captain and Borussia Dortmund star will lead the home players out for the opening game of the tournament against debutants Guinea-Bissau on 14 January in Libreville. Gabon have also named Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong despite the player being left out of November’s World Cup qualifier in Mali. Ndong was in the capital city Libreville but failed to turn up for international duty ahead of the Mali game last month, forcing the Gabonese Football Federation [Fegafoot] to send him back to England. But a remorseful Ndong, who held clear-the-air talks with Fegafoot has been included in a 23-man Panthers squad. Other names to make the final party include Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina, Bruno Ecuélé Manga of Cardiff City and China-based striker Malick Evouna. Gabon coach José Antonio Camacho included three do
Post a Comment
Read more