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Kwankwaso: I’ll abolish Governors’ President’s security votes if elected in 2023

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says he will abolish the payment of the security vote system to President and Governors if elected in the 2023 general elections.

By TechnocratMedia

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says he will abolish the payment of the security vote system to President and Governors if elected in the 2023 general elections.

The former Kano governor spoke on Sunday at a town hall meeting organised for him and his vice presidential candidate by Channels TV, Yiaga Africa and others in Abuja.

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According to a Report by Transparency International (TI), Security Votes is a camouflaged corruption system in Nigeria that costs the country up to over $670 million (N241.2 billion) annually. 

Mr Kwankwaso who was the governor of Kano State for eight years said Security Vote is a way of allowing elected officials to get away with stealing the funds of the state.

“For the eight years I was governor, I never took one naira for the issue of security vote. It’s not even there,” he said.

“I have inherited governments that were taking N10 million in a day, seven times. In fact, at a state, we had a record of 12 times because the governor can only approve N10 million. So, they would take N10 million, times whatever number they want.

“If the CP or director of SSS or anybody wants to do anything, we’ll listen to him. He should defend it. And once we are satisfied, anything above N10 million, I’ll take it to the council.

“The only thing that we did not publish for the eight years I was governor was the money given to the security agents, but we have the records.

“Security vote, in our own opinion, is a big way of stealing money. That is why I have never done it. And if I have the opportunity again, there will never be anything like a security vote in the presidency.

“We have seen cases where a lot of money is being siphoned in the name of security vote and nobody can defend it. In my opinion, that should be stopped using whatever means, because it’s only a good way of taking cash from the treasury.”

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