The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to probe the Federal Executive Council’s approval of $ 1 billion military equipment in the fight against terrorism in the country.
The approval, according to the leading opposition party, was wrong without the consent of the National Assembly.
The call was made by the party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan.
His words: “Democracy thrives on constitutional processes of separation of powers, due diligence and transparency and not on totalitarian tendencies.
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“We therefore urge the National Assembly to look into the constitution and impose appropriate legislative instruments if any part of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) has been breached by this unilateral decision.
“We further urge the National Assembly to scrutinize the Constitution and other statute books for the purposes of strengthening the laws guiding the application of funds in our country.”
The party also called on Nigerians to condemn the approval, describing it as a ploy to withdraw money from the treasury to finance the All Progressives Congress’ 2019 general election.
PDP wondered how such a huge amount could be approved to fight insurgency that the government claimed had been conquered.