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Despite spending over $1bn to reclaim Boko Haram-held territories in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States since 2015, Nigeria’s security and that of the Lake Chad Basin remains unstable due to lingering conflicts in Libya, the Central African Republic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said this on Tuesday, shortly after receiving the “Award for Strengthening Peace in Africa” conferred on him by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital.

“Although we are winning the war, however, as a country and sub-region, we continue to be negatively impacted by events in Libya, the Central Africa Republic, The Sahel and the war in Ukraine,” Buhari told his counterparts at the African Conference for Peace, 2023.

The President premised his argument on the free circulation of “all sorts of small and light weapons” orchestrated by foreign fighters.

He also reasoned that the idleness of African youths and non-inclusion in discussing issues that concern them is providing a steady recruitment pool for the extremist organisations wreaking havoc in various parts of the continent.

He, therefore, urged leaders to place a on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions while discouraging idleness.

This is according to a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, titled ‘President Buhari receives award for peace in Africa, lists conditions for future harmony.’


The President said, “When I assumed power in 2015, Boko Haram held about two-thirds of Borno State, half of Yobe State, and a couple of local government areas in Adamawa State, all in the North-East of Nigeria.

“We have been able to retrieve these swathes of territories by investing over $1bn to acquire hard and software weaponry from the US and other friendly countries to carry out sustained operations against insurgency since 2015.”


According to him, these monies would have been better spent on critical infrastructure such as healthcare and education.

“Our Armed Forces and those of our partners in the Multinational t Task Force (consisting of Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Benin Republic and Nigeria) continue to demonstrate great bravery while paying the ultimate price in securing our collective freedom.

“Despite the difficult times we face, we continue to spend very scarce and lean resources to ensure that we have a well-resourced military force to take on this task. Ideally, these are resources that could be spent on education, healthcare, infrastructure and other social services, but without peace, we have learnt the hard way that our children cannot go to school or seek good healthcare,” the President stated.

He explained that the scenario created serious instability and served as a litmus test for member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in devising means to restore the livelihoods within the region.

The President urged his counterparts to concretise efforts to curtail and possibly prevent the circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the festering of foreign fighters into Africa.


To the current chairperson of the AU, Senegalese President Macky Sall, Buhari said the next Summit of Union must find a pragmatic African approach to resolving the over a decade-old instability that made the country a haven for all kinds of weapons and foreign fighters.

In his remarks, the President of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, said the 2023 conference theme was based on the recommendations of the “Nouakchott Declaration” that emerged from the inaugural conference.

Bayyah explained that the award was given to Buhari for providing good leadership, promoting peace in a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multi-linguistic country like Nigeria and extending his experience and wisdom to other African countries.

https://punchng.com/1bn-spent-to-recover-territories-seized-by-terrorists-buhari/

**One hand on the rifle, the other on the bible. Man's gotta survive!

$1B dollars used in funding Buhari 2019 re-election and Apc


Apc never again!

The events in Libya happened so long ago even the Libyans have gotten over it. But our president says we, wen the Arab Spring no even concern, have not till now! Insecurity in the NE of Nigeria has been ongoing for over two decades now. But our Bubu after $1B, says Russia-Ukraine war of last night, in another continent is the problem. And Nigerians called GEJ clueless....

$1 billion dollars Why are blacks extremely wicked ? Why are we extremely greedy? Who do us this thing abeg??

Peace is all we want in our nation and peace we shall have.

Peace and all around progress in our darling country is what we want.
We are not asking for more.

God bless Nigeria

APC is well

Chaiii .

Yahoo .

Why not bring in EO to wipe them off at a much lesser fee?


. South African mercenary group THE EXECUTIVE OUTCOMES almost routed them to zero during the time of Jonathan ..
Buhari came and cancelled the contracts ,bringing the bokoboys back...

Bad

This man ought to be arrested after he leaves office.

This feat is unprecedented in the history of Nigeria.

Baba don circumvent the whole cash… 750 billion naira

When that politician said that Nigeria is fantastically corrupt you think he was lying

Sometimes I just think this country is beyond redemption from this kleptomaniacs that have sworn to tear apart this country.

1 billion dollars?? Like thats about 720 billion naira ooo Infact if you share it 1million naira each to those IDPs e go remain change sef lol

Money that would've been used to alleviate poverty across Nigeria over the years

Lol, and some werey still want APC to continue

You use 500 billion naira to just recover lost territories and still insecurity persist

Money is only useful on earth but a bad name follows you to the grave...

This present government will go down in history as one of the most useless, heartless senseless, direction less and unprintable words government in the history of Nigeria.


APC should GET AWAY!!!! We don't want you useless people !!! You have tried your best but God ALL of unah...

$1billion? No wonder we that helped Liberia fight and win can't fight a bunch of bandits in the bush and win... With $1billion dollars worth of equipment.

Buhari who they referred to as Maigaskiya(honest man) is now an unrepentant Makaryaci (liar).

But Buhari has received more than $1b to fight insurgency since 2015.

Another money that would never be ed for by 'Mr. Integrity' is the $1.5b collected upfront for renovation of Nigerian blackhole refineries.

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Peace is all we want in our nation

Aboki

And this is the government Tinubu is giving credit to and still wants to continue the good works of Buhari cashing out from the nation... APC rescuing us from APC
Shey you dey whine me ni... A new Nigeria is possible with Peter Obi... For the sake of my children unborn. Enough is enough.
Vote wisely Nigerians...

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Dniel:

That is almost 500 Trillion Naira

And over 20 times the size of Nigerian Budget in 20 years.

Do the maths

nope, it's 500billion naira

Almost 15yrs of Nigeria budgets spent in one region. JAPA NOW

Dniel:

That is almost 500 Trillion Naira

And over 20 times the size of Nigerian Budget in 20 years.

Do the maths

Are you joking?

Dniel:

That is almost 500 Trillion Naira

And over 20 times the size of Nigerian Budget in 20 years.

Do the maths

LIE!

That's less than a trillion naira. It's around N700bn even at the black market rate.

And should we have left those territories to the terrorists?

Buhari strengthened Boko Haram after becoming president.
Many of those weapons he purchased were sent directly to the terror group.

War is a costly venture.

hahahahaha

We need ESN TO BE INDUCTED into the army,so they can flush out the bandits and win territories..

1 billion dollars is chicken change for these guys na.. olorun

It is finished. At the beginning of their istration, $1b was approved to get weapons, and at the end of their istration, another $1b was spent to got back territory. What a wicked leaders.