Tag: security vote
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Why I am not collecting security vote – Gov Adeleke
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says he is sacrificing his security votes for the development of the State.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY: The Governor has embezzled his State’s security vote
CARTOON OF THE DAY: The Governor has embezzled his State’s security vote
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Security vote and transition stories – By Dakuku Peterside
In 2021, State governors and local government chairmen in the 36 states of the Federation collected over N375 billion from public coffers in the name of security vote, an act not provided for in the Nigerian constitution or any known law in the country. This amount excludes those the president and other top government officials…
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Real reason why we arrested Obiano – EFCC
An authoritative source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened up on why the antigraft agency arrested immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.
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Explain what you do with N750m monthly security vote, N150m running cost, Ajayi replies Akeredolu
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Agoola Ajayi, has replied Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over claims that he (Ajayi) is highest earning deputy governor in Nigeria. Ajayi, who is the governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) argued that he earns N12 million naira, noting that the governor gets a security vote of N750million naira and…
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Start your security vote probe from Buhari’s office, Ortom tells EFCC
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday advised operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence its proposed probe of spending of security votes from the presidency. Ortom who spoke to journalists after his broadcast said he never heard of where security vote was investigated. Recall that the EFCC had on…
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Killings: SERAP wants govs tried for looting security votes
A human rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has called for the probe and prosecution of state governors over alleged stealing of security votes. According to the group, there are widespread allegations about how some state governors have been stealing and mismanaging security votes allocated to their states since the return to democracy…