Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai said the army’s N139 billion allocation slashed from the initial N526 billion proposal will affect the operation and barracks rehabilitation of the military.
Buratai, who appeared before the army committee of the House on Wednesday, February 10, to defend the budget, urged the lawmakers to jerk up the amount in view of the urgency to address myriads of dilapidated structures.
He said going by the level of ammunition consumption in the North East, the present allocation for the purchase of weapons and other operational vehicles could proved to be inadequate.
Buratai said the army has been utilizing the pool of its expertise in fixing obsolete equipment, which saw over 2900 unservisable AK47 repaired by electrical and mechanical engineers.
Chairman of the committee, Rep Rima Shawulu told the army chief that an independent assessment by the committee shows reduction in the personnel cost compared to allocation of the last three years.
