Sen. Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District has faulted plans by the Federal Government to withdraw one billion Dollars from the excess crude account to prosecute the war against Boko Haram. Yesterday, the National Economic Council (NEC) approved the withdrawal from ECA to assist relevant agencies combat insurgency particularly in the North East.
Sen. Sani who made his position known in a post on his Facebook page said since Boko Haram has not been technically defeated, throwing money to counter insurgents would be counterproductive.
"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,” he added.
