He said he was not involved in the decision to withdraw the money from the Excess Crude Account. Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has expressed his displeasure with the approval of the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government to intensify the war against terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the northeast.The governor took to his Twitter account (@GovAyoFayose) on Friday, December 15, 2017, to disavow any involvement in the decision.He tweeted, “For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I was not among the governors, who approved the withdrawal of $1bn, almost half of our savings in the Excess Crude Account, which belongs to the three tiers of govt to fight an already defeated Boko Haram.”The decision was disclosed by Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting held inside the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
