The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has blamed failure
of the immediate past government to provide equipment and supplies to the
military for the spread of Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East
He made the statement on Thursday at the graduation of
Cadets of 63rd Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna.
Osinbajo, who was the special guest at the graduation, said
that the failure resulted in the death of over 20, 000 people with over two
million displaced and more than 75, 000 children orphaned.
He expressed regret that several billions of dollars meant
for procurement of arms and ammunition to prosecute the war were cornered by
few persons.
“This has left the region with one of the worst humanitarian
crisis,’’ he added.
The VP commended the military for defeating the terrorists
and for the sacrifices it made to defend the nation.
He
said that the fastest way for Nigeria to get out of the current recession was
for militant groups in the Niger Delta to stop bombing oil pipelines.
He said that the activities of the militants had adversely
affected crude oil output which had dropped from 2.2 million barrels per day to
below 1 million barrels per day.
Osinbajo
said the destruction had also affected the revenue accruing to the country by
60 per cent.
While comparing the 2008/2009 recession in United States
with Nigeria’s, the VP said Nigeria’s recession was caused by massive
corruption, lack of saving and destruction of oil pipelines.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 133 cadets,
including 17 female cadets, were for the first time awarded first degree
certificates in various discipline at the occasion.
One hundred and twenty seven (127) cadets were awarded
master’s degree while 14 cadets bagged doctorate degree.
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