THE Senate, Wednesday took a swipe at the Presidency following the final approval by President Muhammadu Buhari that the sum of $1bn should be released for the purchase of Security equipment to fight Boko Haram and maintain the peace of the country, saying that only the Senate has such powers to give approval for such money to be spent.

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and President Muhammadu Buhari Speaking with Vanguard Wednesday, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Ben Murray- Bruce, PDP, Bayelsa East said that the presidency cannot spend such amount of money until the National Assembly approves it.

Senator Bruce said, ” it has not been approved, it is simply the choice of words, the presidency or the executive cannot spend a single kobo on such a mission unless the National Assembly approves that. It is only when the Senate or the National Assembly approves that, that the executive can go ahead to spend such money.

The executive can only recommend and not to approve.” It will be recalled that fielding questions from journalists after the indoor security meeting with all Security Chiefs and President Muhammadu Buhari, the Defence Minister Mr. Mansur Dan-Ali, said, “I can inform you that of recent, our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, gave approval for the purchase of more equipment for the military, worth $1 billion. “This is a normal meeting of security agencies in the country.

As usual, we discussed the current activities that affected most of the states in the federation like Taraba, Zamfara and other states. We have operationalised a division in Sokoto, there will be a brigade in Katsina and another brigade in Zamfara that will take care of security situation in that area.

“The strength of security personnel has increased, including the Air Force additional quick response group, they have added enough manpower in that area.”
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/967847/

The $1b is meant for buhari's re-lection,campaign and bribing of top army generals to order soldiers to snatch ballot boxes for APC and flog anyone who votes against their master in aso rock.
How much do bokoharam(who are more equipped than the army) budget in buying their own weapons they use in killing and bombings?
#buharigates.

Smart APC.... They will never repeat dansuki's mistake.....


They blame GEJ for approving funds to fight insurgency to enable a free movement to polling sites...against all Intel's and threats received from BKs to drop bombs at every gatherings on may29.....


NASS doesn't have to distort his approval....We need more evidence to show the world how corrupt Buhari is!!!

PDP were learners where D's Demons re currently Operating

SadiqBabaSani:
PDP were learners where D's Demons re currently Operating

yeah carry PDP and APC matter for head wen u and ur family cannot afford a 3 square meal and those u are supporting want to use billions of naira to buy bazookas, after which they plan to grant amnesty to the terrorists they are buying the guns to fight.
Am ashamed of people with ur kind of mentality

Anyway do I even expect anything better from people like u

I trust PMB on every decision he make.




Long live Sir




PMB till 2023

BEN BRUCE Shaaatap, as if the current NASS members know why they are there.

PDP is still a learner...APC can't thread on their path.

We already know all these monies allocated by Buhari in this dying minute are his re-election slush funds.
He isn't buying any weapons with them

yarimo:
BEN BRUCE Shaaatap, as if the current NASS know why they are there lawmakers .

Come spend $1billion make we see na.

money that would be siphoned into the pockets of those thieves

We need transparency in govt. If the $1bn expenditure is justified why not send it to the national assembly for due appropriation?

Just check out the amount of money a Nigerian president controls, and someone expects him not to be corrupt.

I know that a considerable fraction of it will be siphoned into private pockets. My prayer is that an opposition party will win in 2019 so that Buhari and his cronies will vomit every kobo they stole.

It's only a fool that still expects this government to be clean after borrowing more in three years than what PDP borrowed in sixteen years, yet nothing to show for it!

God forbid!

Such amount is too elaborative and ambiguous to spend at this trying moment of the nation. Moreover, I though this insurgent have been tactically defeated?

Muhammadu Buhary is not only fraudulent, he is the master of kworuption in Nigeria. PTF looting comes to mind.


Buhary, you do not need any $1Bn, just go ahead and grant amnesty to your foot soldiers called Boko Haram. How can you propose amnesty for a terrorist group on one hand and still want to buy ammunition on the other hand?


Thank you to grant amnesty to the terrorist groupp and help us to reserve the $1Bn for the next administration.

The most corrupt and lawless presidiot in the shithole.
I thought they defeated boko haram and plans were on the way to grant them amnesty.
Why steal approve 1b if not to siphone ? This terrorist and criminal government dey do the more u look the less u see.

Politics sha!!! Dis same Ben Bruce saw nothing wrong when GEJ borrowed $1B to fight BH

comshots:
The $1b is meant for buhari's re-lection,campaign and bribing of top army generals to order soldiers to snatch ballot boxes for APC and flog anyone who votes against their master in aso rock.
How much do bokoharam budget in buying their own weapons they use in killing and bombings?

Keep manufacturing stupid conspiracy theories. Buhari will still win next year!

faceURfront:


Come spend $1billion make we see na.

How much is your pittance income?? Before u support thieves that collect N13.5million every single month

agbangam:
Politics sha!!! Dis same Ben Bruce saw nothing wrong when GEJ borrowed $1B to fight BH

He only said the nass has to approve the funds before its spent which is the law.



The same buhari said subsidy was fraud, he would end medical tourism and said yar'adua should be impeached on health grounds but...how "sane" people still support such morally bankrupt fellow is alarming. Well, beds of a feather always flock together.

Please NASS should not approve such devilish and reckless spending

After all Boko Haram has been technically defeated and the FG is still collating their data so as to grant them amnesty

When we told the buhari's useful idiots that whenever the security thieves and Cowhari gathered they're not gathering for the betterment of the Nigerian masses but they're just doing meeting Umunna they won't believe.



When you have only the northerners as your security thieves what do you expect?. They'll speak only Hausa language in such gathering and loot your treasury dry

yarimo:
BEN BRUCE Shaaatap, as if the current NASS members know why they are there.

Shut up, must you support every nonsense from Buhari?

agbangam:
Politics sha!!! Dis same Ben Bruce saw nothing wrong when GEJ borrowed $1B to fight BH

Buhari saw everything wrong during GEJ era but today he's doing worst. He saw traveling abroad for medicals as a waste of resources but today he did not only travel abroad for medicals he spent over 100 days there with your presidential jet parked in London for all these days. Even his family just returned from Europe for the same reason. SHAME.

He is going to loot the $1 billion he just approved nothing like medical vacation Buhari is just using corruption fight to milk Nigeria dry because he know is what Nigeria want to hear.

Who swell 4dis Country.

Dsame arms deal thy claimed PDP used to dry d country pulse.



Nigerians who we offend?

I hope this Nigga has refunded the MONEY he borrowed during the GEJ tenure?
#11,000,000,000?

Thief, they don't want PMB to achieve anything especially on Security matter to campaign against him.

Bunch of Looters.

why are they always procuring arms towards election in this country?

2019 Election funds.
History repeats itself

Any new Govt must probe this fund.
Do unto them as they did unto Dasuki.
Buhari might eventually die in prison

Why can't we build a world class hospital with it?

Senators be like " wey our share? "