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Opposition by some governors to the $1 billion proposed spending on the war against insurgency may cause a rift in the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Independent Newspaper gathered.
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti and Abdul-Aziz Yari of Zamfara and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Tuesday disagreed over the fund.
The NGF, at its last National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was alleged to have unanimously agreed to a withdrawal of $1 billion out of the $2.3 billion left in the Excess Crude Account for the prosecution of the war against Boko Haram.
But Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, who has already filed a case against the Federal Government, insisted he was never a party to the anti-insurgency deduction decision.
Fayose said the people of Ekiti State need their own share of the money to solve issues of hunger in the state.
NGF Chairman, Abdul-Aziz Yari, in his argument, described Fayose as speaking from a lone voice.
He insisted that majority of the NGF members took the decision, adding that withdrawals from excess crude account had been a norm.
Source: Independent News
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti and Abdul-Aziz Yari of Zamfara and Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Tuesday disagreed over the fund.
The NGF, at its last National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was alleged to have unanimously agreed to a withdrawal of $1 billion out of the $2.3 billion left in the Excess Crude Account for the prosecution of the war against Boko Haram.
But Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, who has already filed a case against the Federal Government, insisted he was never a party to the anti-insurgency deduction decision.
Fayose said the people of Ekiti State need their own share of the money to solve issues of hunger in the state.
NGF Chairman, Abdul-Aziz Yari, in his argument, described Fayose as speaking from a lone voice.
He insisted that majority of the NGF members took the decision, adding that withdrawals from excess crude account had been a norm.
Source: Independent News
