He said state governors resolved to approve the fund for national security. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has insisted on the government’s position that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) approved the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government to fight terrorist group, Boko Haram.The decision to approve the withdrawal was disclosed by Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, after a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Osinbajo on December 14, 2017.Since the announcement, the decision has been criticised with the most notable objection coming from Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, saying the Federal Government made the decision and not the NGF.He further accused the Federal Government of trying to use the money to fund President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 reelection campaign.
