Never has this saying been more apt than in the case of the current Service Chiefs of the various Services of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hence, it is necessary to dispense with the belief that once the Service Chiefs are dropped, the insurgency and other criminal activities will suddenly end. In like manner, the Nigerian Navy in the 2019 budget got a total of N101.391 billion, with N74.240 billion as Total Recurrent, leaving a paltry N27.151 billion as Total Capital allocation. Worse still are the numbers in the Armed Services whose manpower is grossly below what is required to deal with the current challenges. It is doubtful if the successes recorded could have been possible without the leadership of the current Service Chiefs.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 05, 2020 04:52 UTC