barcanista:
Security vote is at every level. Every official want to chop

ECOTERRORS:
How can FG fund the police and then turn around to dole out billions of naira in security votes, I will say that the security vote should be converted to FG allocation to states so that every state will now have an increase in allocation.

Imagine Osun state collecting 400million naira as security vote and the state can't pay salaries, how did we get here.

Imo state govt allocated its own security votes to schools but truth be told we can't see any impact because its only a media allocation.

God bless kwankwaso for using his own judiciously.

@ barcanista, there is another money governors use without any supervision and that is the Ecological fund which runs into hundreds of millions

UnknownT:
A nice thread where APC and PDP supporters can at least FOR ONCE agree with Barcanista's research. To think that the states that are massively owing civil servants receive millions monthly. Kai!!!!!! Cc: lalasticlala

onatisi:
counter it with ur own truthful article and honest information.

ECOTERRORS:
How can FG fund the police and then turn around to dole out billions of naira in security votes, I will say that the security vote should be converted to FG allocation to states so that every state will now have an increase in allocation.

Imagine Osun state collecting 400million naira as security vote and the state can't pay salaries, how did we get here.

Imo state govt allocated its own security votes to schools but truth be told we can't see any impact because its only a media allocation.

God bless kwankwaso for using his own judiciously.

@ barcanista, there is another money governors use without any supervision and that is the Ecological fund which runs into hundreds of millions

ElDeeVee:

He ran. He lost

That's sad

IGBOSON1:


^^^Forget Imo......it's all hot air with hardly anything tangible on ground!

Abia state: N700Million Monthly (N8.4billion Yearly)

www.pointblanknews.com/pbn/news/ppa-vows-reclaim-abia-2015-tackles-gov-orji-defection-pdp-development/

IGBOSON1:


^^^Forget Imo......it's all hot air with hardly anything tangible on ground!

jaybee3:
According to this article, it does seem the security vote is an unallocated budget appropriated by each state government derived from their monthly allocation from the federal government. In essence, their really isn't a separate allocation for security vote from the federal gorvement

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/plugging-the-security-vote-leakage/127771/

It is pertinent to state that security votes are not included in the appropriation, whether at the federal or state level. By standard practice, the funds are unaudited and unaccounted for. The exact amount budgeted as security votes each year by state governments are unknown and how they are spent is nobody’s business. The malaise has thus become one of the easiest ways governors misappropriate funds in their respective states.

Every year, billions of naira is misappropriated with impunity from the federal to state governments without batting an eye lid. The funds purportedly meant to provide security for the president and governors in their domains end being looted and transferred into personal bank accounts. In spite of these huge sums of money, killings, kidnappings, cultism and other security threats are on the rise across the federation.

At the federal level, funds are annually allocated to the Ministry of Defence and the Nigeria Police for the upkeep and welfare of the armed forces and the police, yet billions are still voted for the President as security votes which nobody knows about.

Curiously too, nobody knows how security vote got into the country’s political lexicon. Section 14(b) of the 1999 Constitution states that: “It is hereby accordingly declared that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.” No where did the section or any other part of the statue book state that there shall be a pool of fund called “security vote.”

onatisi:
obj collected this presidential security votes running into billions for 8years but came back to start calling gej a corrupt president. What did obj use the billions he collected as security votes for ? Yet this is the same man many see as a pillar of nigeria democracy!!!!! This is truly a demostration of craziness .

barcanista:
Because Kwankwaso has never been an apostle of it.

Another thing is, my estacode was only N15,000 and no security vote. Security vote anywhere is stealing. I don’t believe in it, I never applied it during my first tenure (1999-2003), and I don’t think I’m going to apply same now, in that the provisions aid corruption in the art of governance, I will like to lead by example and the moment you steal once, your subordinate will double your record.- Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/kwankwaso-security-vote-it-is-another-name-for-stealing-2/#sthash.B1EaIWM9.dpuf

IGBOSON1:


^^^I want to zero in on Abia.....what's going on in that state makes my blood boil!

You know for the full wasted 8 year duration of that mans administration, what was taken as the so-called security vote roughly amounts to 65 billion naira! You know what 65 billion naira could have achieved over 8 years by a well-focused and vision-led administration? For a start, this amount could have done up all the roads in Aba to exacting international standards; it could have been used over 8 years to build the best airport in Nigeria; it could have been used as part funding for the construction of a sea port at Obuaku; it could have been used as loan financing for local entrepreneurs; or it could have been used to build a world-class 5-star hotel in Umuahia, Aba or any serene rural environment that would help place Abia state on the world map as a leading destination for tourism and conferences.......the possibilities are endless!

Another bottomless-pit through which funds were siphoned in Abia state during Orjis' tenure was through under-declaring or non-declaration of true internally generated revenue figures (IGR) over the years! When they do declare at all they'll mention some laughable figure like 200 or 300 a month for any given year, when we all know that Abia state is perfectly capable of generating at least 1.5 billion a month! Now do the math and you'll realize that Abia state during the 8 year period Orji was Governor could easily have made at least 70 billion naira (undeclared) which went into private pockets! Just imagine what this could have done for the state! And they've gone ahead and retained the very same characters that ruined governance in that state in the first place!......I give up!

IzonOwei:
I support all non violent moves to erase the leaders we have now..but my brother the process is damn slow...what if our evolution takes one millenium to be achieved?..the truth is the politicians we have now are grooming there family members and cronies to take over and continue the trend we are experiencing...I cant imagine that with all these monies the basic ammenities we cant boast of..no jobs for the youths...

we need to increase the tempo with greater debates and increased engagement of citizens in the political & governance process.

stinggy:


And that's a leader. My original pick but Buhari was too popular among the APC hierarchy and was openly anointed by Tinubu. The worst of critic knows Kwankwasiyya is an achiever.

Btw, Uduaghan with 2Billion monthly , was there a war in Delta we didn't hear of

cold:

This is the internet bro,you can be anything you choose to be. Why you chose to be stùpid is mind boggling. Just saying

stinggy:

And that's a leader. My original pick but Buhari was too popular among the APC hierarchy and was openly anointed by Tinubu. The worst of critic knows Kwankwasiyya is an achiever.
Btw, Uduaghan with 2Billion monthly , was there a war in Delta we didn't hear of

brownlord:


Keeping your mouth shut and letting folks think you are a fool is better than opening it and confirming the fact.

Image123:


Perhaps you should mind your business or seek to be gainfully employed. That way, your idle mind will not be cheaply boggled.

onatisi:
I have been telling ppl for so long that there is no miracle buhari or anyone can perform with the current system of politics in nigeria. The problem isn't gej,tinubu or amaechi , the problem is the system of politics and society that produces these leaders. The leaders produced are the direct expression of the system and people. They are simply products of the system . And we are the system , as long as a governor candidate keeps spending as much as 6 to 10 billion just to win an election ,this sort of looting will continue ,as long as ppl keep collecting rice ,recharge card,fufu and 5000 to vote for candidates,these sort of looting will continue. This has nothing to do with party lines, apc senator and reps do collect jumbo pay packages with their pdp counterparts and they have never said it is too much. Politics in nigeria is a big time multi billion naira industry,where the amount u invest in will 90% determine how big your profit will be. During the last apc primaries in lagos ,delegates were given 5000 dollars each and some even collected more like 8000 dollars to vote for various candidates ,where did the money come from ?definitely from sources like this, Same with pdp also. So the solution is for the educated ppl to join politics and mobilise the grassroot against such practices or to start a pressure group which will be demanding for transparency and accountability from elected leaders. This security vote issue is just a minute tip of the ice berg, what about local govt funds and derivation fund

Emyogalanya:
See one of the thieves defenders spotted so ur saying buhari should do so cos gej did ? So until he mention gej u wont be satisfied ok insert Gej the post is for us to see whats going on he was not targeting anyone instead of u to join the call for accountability you came up with this pathetic post

cold:

Please return to the religious section where you're domiciled. You're in the wrong section

barcanista:
For the first time since Feb 15, 2015 Omenka commented without abusing me. I hope we get better with time.

The truth is that nobody is securing anything. The Governors by themselves allocate such ridiculous amount. Sadly, no section of the constitution made provision for it

MizMyColi:



Remind me again...

Why didn't this man run for presidency?