#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan wants $1billion to tackle Boko Haram
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President Goodluck Jonathan says he needs at least $1 billion to fight the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
Jonathan sent a letter to the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 16, requesting that the lawmakers urgently approve an external loan of $1 billion to be used for acquiring equipment and to facilitate training of security officers to effectively tackle the menace of Boko Haram.
Addressing their respective chambers, the letter was read to the Senate and House of Representatives by their leaders, Senate President David Mark and Speaker Aminu Tambuwal.
In the letter which was titled, Tackling Ongoing Security Challenges: Need for Urgent Action, President Jonathan wrote that, You are no doubt cognisant of the ongoing and serious security challenges which the nation is facing , as typified by the Boko Haram terrorist threat. This is an issue that we have discussed at various times.
For this reason, I seek the concurrence of the National Assembly for external borrowing of not more than $1bn, including government to government arrangements for this upgrade.
Meanwhile,there are indications that due to the urgent nature of the request, the lettermay be addressed by both houses today, Thursday, July 17.
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