The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani has faulted the Federal Government’s claim that Boko Haram has been ‘technically defeated’ in the country.
He made this known while reacting to the decision by the National Economic Council to allocate $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to tackle insurgency in the North East.
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki disclosed the decision of the NEC to State House correspondents on Thursday.
According to The Punch, the nation’s Excess Crude Account currently holds about $2.3 billion.
In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Friday, Sani queried the rationale behind the decision, since the Federal Government had earlier declared that the Boko Haram sect had been “technically defeated”.
He equally called on the Federal Government to reveal a breakdown of the money to enable stakeholders make meaning of the funds.
Read tweet below:
One billion dollars to fight Boko Haram as approved by the FG officially means the insurgent are yet to be "technically" defeated.The breakdown of the sum is necessary to make meaning out of it.Throwing money to counter those throwing bombs hasn't worked in the past.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) December 15, 2017