The presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari would launch a thorough investigation into the awards of contracts for the supply of military weapons in the recent past.
This was revealed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday while fielding questions on the Channels Television programme, Politics Today.
He was responding to a question on whether President Buhari would look into the military budgets.
According to Shehu, “The president is interested in every penny that leaves the Nigeria’s treasury. As you are aware, records are being checked right now, not only in the oil sector, but also in the various departments of government.
“So, Mr President is really interested in what has happened to the equipment that have supposedly been bought and supplied, some of which might be there on the ground and might not be. Only a thorough audit will actually reveal this. The disclosure has been made about substandard in the Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram”, Shehu said.
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