- Shettima said President Buhari will not preside over a situation where money meant for arms will be shared or misappropriated by anyone
- He maintained that the president has proved to be a sincere man in the fight against terrorists
Borno state governor Kashim Shettima called on Nigerians not to play politics with national security because of the 2019 presidential election.
The Nigerian Tribune reports Shettima who made this call through his spokesman Isa Gusau supported the approval of one billion dollars by President Buhari to end the ongoing fight against Boko Haram.
According to him, ''First, I think it is really important for us not to play politics with National Security because whatever ambition anyone might have for 2019, Nigeria has to be in continued existence before such ambition can make any sense.
''The crime rate in Switzerland is one of the lowest on earth yet they are spending 4.8 billion dollars to make their military stronger than it already is.
''A second example, still from the 2017 Global Peace Index, Denmark is the fifth most peaceful and safest country in the world. Denmark has a population of only five million people but they are spending three billion dollars to strengthen their military.

''The entire country is less than any of our most populated states like Kano and Lagos. Denmark doesn’t have one percent of our kind of security challenges yet they are spending huge to raise their military.
''The President Buhari we all know will not preside over a situation where money meant for arms will be shared or misappropriated by anyone for whatever reason. President Buhari has proved to be more than sincere in all his efforts so far, in fighting Boko Haram.
''The lives of Borno people and indeed the lives of every Nigerian is beyond APC, PDP and all political parties put together. So, please whatever our interest is, we should stay clear of national security.''
Boko Haram insurgency but that the member of the House of Representatives said they could not interfere.
Femi Gbajabiamila said that the National Assembly cannot interfere in how money from the excess crude oil account is spent as the money does not belong to the federal government.