Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson
of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 campaign, has explained why his principal
approved the withdrawal of $462million to pay for 12 Super Tucano jets from the
Excess Crude Account (ECA), without prior approval from the National Assembly.
Speaking on Politics Today on
Chanels Television, Keyamo claimed “the president couldn’t have waited for
consent from NASS, knowing the kind of politics they play”.
He said: “This same National
Assembly had acted under the doctrine of necessity before.
“The president couldn’t have
waited for their (NASS) consent, knowing the kind of politics they play.
“The philosophy behind the ECA is
that we should not consume all we earn. The ECA helped us survive when oil
prices crashed.”
The House of Representatives last
week, resolved to temporarily back down on the move to commence impeachment
proceedings against the president over the matter.
At plenary on Thursday, the
lawmakers reached a compromise and decided that rather than initiating
impeachment proceedings against the president, the committee on rules and
business should look for a way to resolve the matter.
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