By Paul Onomuakpokpo
It would have been an intriguing surprise if this year were to end
without the government of President Muhammadu Buhari being further begrimed
with its scandalous quest for $1 billion to fight insecurity. It is not
unexpected that since the Buhari government has been bogged down by cases of
corruption from the beginning of the year, it is ending it with the
controversial $1 billion quest that betrays the vacuity of its claims to zero
tolerance for corruption.
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| *President Buhari |
We should remember that the Buhari government
has gleefully touted its successful trouncing of Boko Haram as a validation of
its electoral mandate and a loud rebuke of the government of Goodluck Jonathan
who floundered in the face of the insurgents. Now, the same Buhari government
wants to deplete the Excess Crude Account by $1 billion to fight the already
defeated insurgents. And this is after reportedly paying three million pounds
for the release of some Chibok girls.
