**President GEJ BAGS PhD in Lies * * Jonathan Lied: Military Equipment Worth $1.5 Billion Bought During Buhari’s Regime, photius Says Published on January 10, 2015 By Greenbarge Reporters An online newspaper, photius has put a lie to President Goodluck Jonathan’s pronouncement in Lagos that General Muhammadu Buhari’s regime did not procure even a single rifle for the Nigerian soldiers at the time he was Head of State between 1983 and 1985. The newspaper said that between 1983 and 1987: “Nigeria imported military materials valued at US $1.5 billion from about ten major suppliers–more than any other African state.” President Jonathan had, at the flag- off of his re-election rally in Lagos on Thursday, alleged that not a single rifle was purchased in the last 30 years by the Nigerian government. Apparently referring to the regime of his opponent and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammdau Buhari, the President challenged him to account for the defence budget during his tenure. However, a document from another source, the Stockholm International Peace Institute, indicates that Nigeria took delivery of different sort of military hardware within the period the president made reference to. To further expose the president’s ignorance and lie, the document said, country purchased more arms and ammunition in the regime of General Muhammadu Buhari than all the other governments put together. The document was obtained from the website of the institute. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Nigeria acquired these military equipment between 1983-1985. Some of the equipment, the document said, include: 544 Aircrafts, 160 Air defense systems, 122 Armored vehicles, 62 Artillery, 52 Missiles and 12 Sensors among others. It said that a total of over 989 heavy military equipment was procured within two and half years during Buhari’s regime.
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