Tukur Buratai, and the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) have tackled each other over the legality of the use of security votes by governors.
Mr Buratai questioned the legality of the funds, arguing that some Nigerian governors hide under the cloak of immunity to embezzle the cash.
Security vote in Nigeria was introduced during the military regime of former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida. The monthly fund runs into billions of naira and varies based on the level of security required by the individual state., , titled Camouflaged Cash, 29 states in Nigeria spent an average of $580 million yearly on security votes.Mr Buratai said the use of the security votes should be audited for better transparency.
”There are several criticisms on the security votes, that they are subject to embezzlement, corruption, and misappropriation, and that the governors take advantage of the immunity in the constitution that they are not checked until they leave office. But if this is made constitutional, with proper guidelines, I think these issues would be laid to rest.
”The popular sentiment that the appropriation of security vote in Nigeria is unconstitutional, which was created by the military, that it is illegal, is actually wrong,” he said. “It is unfounded. The narrative is actually wrong. For a fact that a large amount of money is expended for security vote does not make it illegal.””But it should adhere to the international best practices by ensuring that every government funds budgeted or expended are appropriated by the legislature,” he said.
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