The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has vowed that the Nigerian Armed Forces would continue to get special appropriation under his watch, for the provision of necessary weapons to tackle insecurity.
The Senate President said this was to encourage the military in view of the huge sacrifices they were making to protect the country’s territory and citizens.
Lawan spoke at the Jumat prayer held at the National Mosque in Abuja as part of events for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
He said, ‘’My message to the Armed Forces is that we are with you; we are going to support you all the way; when I say we, I speak as an administrator and as a Nigerian.
‘’We know the enormous sacrifice that the Armed Forces of Nigeria has been making to protect the territorial integrity of our nation, and also to fight against the various forms of insecurity across the country.
‘’As legislatures, we are for you, it is imperative that we should support the Armed Forces through appropriation and any legislative intervention that would enhance their performance.
‘’We would continue to support the Armed forces working with the executive arm of government. So far, we have done this in a very special way, we gave them special appropriation in the supplementary budget of last year and in the 2022 appropriation that the President signed last week. We are going to continue with that trend. ‘’
He urged Nigerians to pray for the military, adding that it was a duty they owed them for laying down their lives for the stability of the country.
Lawan said, ‘’Every single Nigerian must pray for the success of our Armed Forces. What they do is possibly the most patriotic job any Nigeria can do. When someone can sign off his life for the country, what else can we do for them? As they fight we must ensure we provide them with the kind of weapons they need and those who are not in position to provide anything should pray for them.’’
