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Friday 12 June 2015

Expdonaloaded News; Boko Haram: FG to pay $100m pledge to MNJTF

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will offset the $100 million pledged by Nigeria towards the Multi-National Joint Task Force’s (MNJTF) effort to defeat Boko Haram.
He also opposed ‎the suggested six months duration for the change of the command and control structure of the MNJTF, saying it will hamper the success recorded thus far.

The President also urged Nigeria’s neighbours to allow her control the MNJTF while fighting the insurgents.
Buhari stated these at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin in Abuja.
Other Heads of State at the meeting which began at about 10:50 a.m, were Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, Idriss Deby Itno of Chad, ‎and Boni Yayi, Benin Republic.
Camerounian President was represented by his Minister of Defence.
Speaking on the pledge, Buhari said: “Permit me, at this juncture, to recall that Nigeria has already pledged the sum of $100 million for the smooth take-off of the MNJTF. I hereby reassure you that my government will keep faith with this promise.”post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..Harping on the need to strengthen cross-border patrol and intelligence sharing, the President urged that efforts be targeted at limiting the insurgents’ capacity to access funds and weapons.Speaking against six months duration for change of the command and control structure of the MNJTF, he said, “while I agree that this is a joint operation with shared responsibilities, I am, however, of the opinion that military operations that are subjected to a rapid turnover of command and control structures, six months duration, as it is being proposed in the documents before us, do not augur well for effectiveness and efficiency.“Such a process will undermine, even if it not intended, the military capacity to sustain the push against the insurgents, who also have the uncanny ability to adapt and rejig their operational strategies,” he said.
He urged the leaders to allow Nigeria control the force throughout the period of the war against Boko Haram. Buhari said: “I am inclined, on account of the above, to suggest for Your Excellences, consideration that Nigeria retains the position of the Force Commander of the MNJTF for the period of the war effort.
“This command will be to the the effectiveness of military strategy, since Nigeria will be providing the bulk of the troops and the main theatre of the war is on Nigerian soil.
“Our meeting today is premised on the common resolve and commitment of member states of Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin to maintain the momentum in degrading the capacity of the insurgents until they are completely defeated.
“It is also going out with urgency to mitigate the suffering which has been imposed on our civilian population by the nefarious activities of the insurgents and the terrorists,” Buhari noted.