The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo, has criticised the Senate’s decision to reject a proposal seeking an investigation into military spending despite rising insecurity across the country.
Adebayo argued that accountability in defence expenditure should not be sacrificed under the guise of protecting troop morale, insisting that Nigerians deserve transparency on how security funds are being utilised.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, the SDP chieftain questioned the effectiveness of government spending on security, noting that huge budgetary allocations had failed to produce significant improvements in the nation’s security situation.
He said, “The issue is not just budgeting money for defence. It is whether the money reaches the armed forces and is properly utilised. This administration budgeted N5.413tn for defence and security without any positive result.
“The legislative arms of government said they want to probe, but the Senate told Nigerians that it will undermine
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