Two international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), have called on the federal government to reduce military spendings to cater to 3.1 million Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS.
The NGOs — Advocates for HIV Prevention in Africa, and Accountability International — said the amount of money spent on the purchase of Tucano fighter jets is enough to take care of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for 1.5 million Nigerians for a year.
“In 2018, Nigeria purchased weapons and fighter jets worth 593 million US dollars from the USA,” the NGOs said via statement shared with TheCable, in commemoration of the December 1st, World AIDS day.
“The biggest and most controversial purchase was one of 12 A-29 Super Tucano Fighter Jets, which are meant for use in the fight against Boko Haram and the regional part of the Islamic State group.
“The Obama administration never approved this deal…
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