Malaysia Defence Deals: King Calls Out Agents, Black Hawk Concerns Dey Rise!
Eei, folks for Ghana! Malaysia dey face serious questions about how dem dey buy defence equipment. Di King himself, Sultan Ibrahim, talk say plenty agents dey inside di Defence Ministry. He even mention ex-generals wey turn salesmen, and textile merchants wey dey try sell drones! Dis one happen for di 60th anniversary parade of di Special Forces Regiment.
E be dangerous ting for rely on agents when you dey supposed to protect di country. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also remind di people in charge to stop using agents. He talk say di Defence Ministry don face plenty problems and scandals over di years, so dem for start dey negotiate directly with other governments.
Why Agents Dey Everywhere?
Question wey everybody dey ask be say, why agents full di Defence Ministry like dat? Some people dey tink say di big money wey dem dey spend on defence – RM5 billion for 2024, wey be increase of RM2 billion from 2020 – e get something to do with am. Di King and di Prime Minister dey vex well well about dis matter.
Black Hawk Helicopter Palaver
Di article even talk say dem for cancel di plan to buy old Black Hawk helicopters wey don dey fly for 30 years! Dem say good defence equipment no need agents to sell am. Na only “flying coffins”, as di King call am, like di old A-4 Skyhawk aircraft wey dem buy for di 1980s, need dat kind of hawking.
- Agents fit sell poor quality equipment.
- Dis fit compromise di country's defence.
So, di message dey clear: Malaysia for stop relying on agents and make sure dem dey buy good defence equipment to protect di country well.