The Nigerian Navy will this year spend about N6.5 billion to fuel the recently commissioned war ship NNS Thunder donated by the United States of America and four other patrol ships.
The Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim said this last week at a budget defence before the Senate Committee on Navy.
The Nigerian Navy will this year spend about N6.5 billion to fuel the recently commissioned war ship NNS Thunder donated by the United States of America and four other patrol ships.
The Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim said this last week at a budget defence before the Senate Committee on Navy.
"The NNS Thunder has the tank capacity of about 1.05 million litres of diesel monthly. If this is multiplied by a round figure of N150 per liter of diesel, that gives N150 million. This is what it takes to keep the ship on high sea for one month".
Ibrahim said "The Navy cannot be run with half measures. If you want it to be there at all times, you must be ready to invest in it."
He regretted that the Navy's proposed budget of N142 billion was reduced to N10.2 billion which he said could only take care of seven percent of its capital projects for this year.
Reacting, the chairman of the committee, Senator Chris Anyanwu, said "Navy's budget this year is disastrous when put side by side with what is appropriated. The Navy needs N142 billion, but only N10.2 billion was appropriated. I don't know what N10 billion can do for the Navy."
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