Why Weapons Purchased With Supplementary Budget Can’t Arrive Now – CAS

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says the
military is unrelenting in the prosecution of war against
terrorists and bandits across the country.
He also said weapons to be acquired from the recently
approved supplementary budget might not arrive earlier
than one year because manufacturers needed time to
produce the military hardware.
Amao made the remarks at the presentation of a Christian
devotional book titled, “The Amazing Life” on Saturday in
Lagos. The book was written by an aviation professional,
Damilola Ogunseye.
Speaking on what the Federal Government is doing to
tackle insecurity, the CAS said, “Speaking as the Chief of
Air Staff and member of the leadership of the national
security architecture of the nation, I wish to assure you
that we are working assiduously to ensure that lasting
peace is restored to all troubled parts of the country so
that the current security challenges we are experiencing
will soon become a thing of the past.”
Amao said while the government was doing the needful in
tackling the security challenges.
He added, “I can also assure you that the President has
given us all we want to see that the security challenge is
brought down. One thing you should understand is that
recently, the supplementary budget was approved for us.
“But the money approved cannot buy anything until one to
three years because most of our equipment cannot be
purchased on the shelf; they have to be manufactured.
“For instance, the Super Tucano had been paid for more
than three years ago, and we are just receiving them. That
is the development with military equipment.”
Speaking on the new book, Amao said, “God’s promise of
an amazing life does not only apply to us as individuals,
families or churches alone but also to the entire nation.
“I believe that as we collectively apply these biblical
principles and guidance in this book, our nation, Nigeria
will begin to see the blessings of God as they become
manifestly evident in the affairs of the nation and the
desired transformation will be revealed.”
Ogunseye said the move to author the book started in
2018 when God instructed him to author a devotional that
people could read and have their lives transformed.
He attributed moral decadence among the youth to lack of
the fear of God, noting that humanity had relegated the
word of God to the background.