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Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has condemned the decision to withdraw the sum of $1billion from the nation’s Excess Crude Account to fund the fight against Boko Haram terrorists.
The governor said this while addressing reporters on Friday in his office at the Government House in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
“I stand for the people of Nigeria, I stand for the truth; enough of these scandals, enough of this looting,” he said.
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Fayose’s reaction comes barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) gave permission to the Federal Government to utilise $1billion from Nigeria’s excess crude account to fight terrorism.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State had told State House correspondents on Thursday in Abuja that the nod was given by the NGF Chairman and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, during the 83rd National Economic Council meeting.
The excess crude account, which stands at $2.
‘Enough Of This Looting’, Fayose Reacts To Planned Spending Of $1bn On Boko Haram Fight
