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Protest In Senate Over Buhari’s Withdrawal of $496m Without Approval

Tony Orji by Tony Orji
April 26, 2018
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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Wednesday, read a
letter from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the approval of the
legislature for the withdrawal of $496m from the Excess Crude Account
for the purchase of military aircraft.

Buhari, in the letter, however, disclosed that the money had already been withdrawn. 

It was paid to the United States for the 12 Super Tucano aircraft, ahead of legislative approval.

This, he said, was done to beat the deadline for the arms deal.

The planes will be delivered in 2020.

Senator Mathew Uroghide (PDP, Edo-South), however, raised a point of order to declare Buhari’s action illegal.

Uroghide
said, “I heard very clearly when you read the letter that came from Mr.
President over the payment that was made for the Tucano aircraft. I was
completely taken aback because I represent a people.

“This
letter that you just read to us now, with due respect to the office and
the status of Mr. President, I want to say that what he just said, which
you just read to us, is a violation of some of the provisions of the
constitution. I stand on it with every vehemence and I want to read
Section 80 (1),(2),(3) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution.”

The lawmaker read the sections of the constitution he made reference to.

He
added, “What you have just read to us violates these provisions. Mr.
President couldn’t have ever, and no Nigerian citizen that is up and
active under the provisions of the constitution, is allowed to make any
disbursement or any approval coming from any quarter, whether it is by
the Council of State of the Federation or the committee of the governors
or anybody in the Presidency, without approval or appropriation from
this Assembly.

“I think it is important that we remind ourselves, because if we sit down here, posterity will judge us.”

Saraki
interrupted Uroghide, noting that the matter would be taken at another
time. He, however, admitted that the lawmaker had raised a valid point.

The
Senate President also hinted that the matter might be raised at the
next legislative day (Thursday) based on its importance and urgency.

He
said, “You raised a very valid point. You came under privileges and you
are making a point on the subject matter. Fine, but the point is that
this has come now as a communication. What we are going to do is that,
you will have your day in being able to express your views. This has
come as a communication now; we will have to deter it.”

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