Laolu Akande, media aide to
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, says his principal is a “well-known” stickler for
the rule of law.
Akande said this in reaction to
the indictment by the house of representatives committee on emergency and
disaster preparedness.
The committee had accused
Osinbajo of illegally approving N5.8 billion for the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA).
Osinbajo gave the approval when
he was the acting president in June 2017. The money was meant for the
north-east intervention fund.
The panel said the release of the
fund contravened section 80(4) of the constitution
But in a series of tweets, Akande
said as acting president, Osinbajo had the power to approve the funds.
“Ignore the distractions being
generated by misleading reports and false stories, this Vice-President is a
well known stickler for the rule of law and he is a diligent advocate of
constitutional order and good governance. Just watch him closely, the facts are
easy to adjudge,” he tweeted.
“Regarding some media reports
claiming VP has questions to answer on the Emergency Food Intervention Fund for
the Northeast, the main question is: did he as Acting President have powers to
approve the Emergency fund? Answer is Yes.”
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Let them continue making noise, we’re not listening to them cuz we believe in Buhari and also in Osinbajo
ReplyDeleteOsinbajo that was former commissioner of justice in Lagos, he is a professor of law.
DeleteHe will not against the law, because he know it in and out.