Tag: security votes
Governors, Wike dragged to court over security votes
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against the governors of Nigeria’s 36 states and the…
Adeleke: I have stuck to policy of ‘no security vote’ even at great cost
The Governor said his administration demonstrated foresight early enough when it created a special project account where unexpected inflow from…
Account for security votes spending, SERAP tells 36 governors
SERAP said, “the escalating insecurity in several states is taking a devastating toll on socially and economically vulnerable Nigerians, driving…
N241b Security votes: SERAP sues Buhari, NASS leaders
How much money do the Federal Government, state governors and council chairmen, spend on the unaccountable security votes every year?…
Insecurity: ‘I need more time to disclose spending on security votes,’ Al-Makura tells SERAP
The governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has responded to a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and…
SERAP writes Buhari, 36 governors, seeks disclosure of spending on ‘security votes’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information requests to President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state…
El-Rufai: CACOL challenges governors to disclose their salaries, security votes
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has challenged governors, legislators and public office holders to disclose their salaries…
Dogara to Governors: Publish your security votes, LG funds
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has challenged Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to extend his campaign…
Governor’s aide calls for scrapping of security votes
Alhaji Rabi’u Idris, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Legislative Matters, has called for total…
Stop security votes for governors – Kalu
Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State has called for the scrapping of security votes for state governors,…
Crime And Punishment: Thinking Beyond The Law (2)
By Bamidele Aturu Second, in real terms the state is above the laws as it has the power to alter…
Must Nigerian governors have security vote?
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Must Nigerian governors continue to vote for themselves billions of Naira that they do not account for, in…