The Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray Bruce,
yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop
blaming his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, for
Nigeria’s problems, and urged the government to instead
focus on delivering democracy dividends.
He was reacting to an allegation made last Wednesday by
the president that the past administration was responsible
for the continuing insecurity as a result of widespread
diversion of funds meant for the purchase of arms.
Writing on his twitter handle yesterday, Murray Bruce said:
“This is seven months in the life of this government. We
have heard that our problems were caused by the last
administration. Okay. Now let’s hear of solutions.
“If we keep driving this car called Nigeria by looking at our
rear-view mirror, it wont be long before we crash. Let’s
focus on the road ahead.”
Similarly, the claims by Buhari that the massive diversion of
the billions budgeted for ammunition during President
Jonathan administration brought about the resurgence of
insurgency in the North-east, may not have gone down well
with members of the last administration who insisted
yesterday that the Jonathan government recorded
considerable successes against Boko Haram terrorists.
A source close to the Office of the former National Security
Adviser (NSA), told THISDAY that the president may have
not been properly advised to have come to that conclusion.
While hosting members of the House of Representatives to
dinner on Wednesday at the the Presidential Villa in Abuja,
President Buhari had said there was an abuse of trust in the
management of the “billions of naira and hundreds of
millions of dollars that were supposed to be expended by
the previous government to acquire good equipment and
ammunition for the military.”
The president noted that the alleged mismanagement cost
Nigeria a lot of lives and goodwill, stating further that “it
reached a stage where the Nigerian military could not
secure 14 local government areas out of 774 local
government.
However, while reacting to the statement, the source
stressed that it was wrong for anybody to claim that
ammunition and military hardware were not bought for the
Nigerian Armed Forces during President Jonathan regime.
The source who served with the former NSA, Col. Sambo
Dasuki, who is currently facing trial, said: “Despite the
difficulties we faced in procuring arms from some western
nations over alleged human rights issues, we still managed
to source sizable quantities of platforms, weapons, bullets
and other ammunition for the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air
Force.
“The purchase of massive arms and ammunition in the last
one year of the Jonathan government made it possible for
the military to root out Boko Haram terrorists from all parts
of Yobe and Adamawa States, leaving only about three
local government areas in Borno State, partially under the
control of the insurgents.
“These are verifiable facts about the situation before the
last general elections. If the present government folds its
arms and loses control of already recoverd territories, it
should stop blaming Dasuki and Jonathan for its own
lapses.
“Let us also not forget that president inaugurated about
five warships three of which were inaugurated the same
day. It was the first time that number of war ships would be
inaugurated the same day.”
He challenged the Buhari government to deny the fact that
the Nigerian military was still using the arms and
ammunition procured by Jonathan to fight in those problem
areas, insisting that Buhari’s government has not bought
any new arms till date.
“If the region had been under dire Boko Haram threat as this
government claims, it wouldn’t have been possible for 2015
elections to hold in the three states, a feat Buhari cannot
achieve today if elections were to hold today in the zone,”
he also said.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/murray-bruce-others-ask-buhari-to-stop-blaming-jonathan-for-insecurity-in-north-east/227718/

On point!

I said it, wen Muray Brice needs Common sense, do gods do shiit on top him Head

“If we keep driving this car called Nigeria by
looking at our
rear-view mirror, it wont be long before we crash.
Let’s
focus on the road ahead.”





breaking news!!!


the current fuel scarcity is caused GEJ..........Buhari

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