{"id":27147,"date":"2014-05-28T07:48:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T06:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=27147"},"modified":"2014-05-28T07:48:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T06:48:03","slug":"nsa-does-not-administer-defence-spendings-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/nsa-does-not-administer-defence-spendings-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"NSA Does Not Administer Defence Spendings -Presidency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the National Security Adviser has said it does not supervise or administer defence spendings, as reported by a national magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The ONSA stated that it has no responsibility for salaries of military personnel, allowances, capital projects and other spendings, stressing that the military alone controls its budget and funds.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A statement by the Special Assistant to the NSA, Karounwi Adekunle, in Abuja on Tuesday, insisted that the NSA\u2019s office is separate from the Ministry of Defence in all budgetary affairs, adding that it defends its budgets before the National Assembly just as the ministry does for its own.<\/p>\n<p>It advised journalists to cross-check their facts and get across to the NSA on any allegation or issue before publishing same.<\/p>\n<p>It said,\u201dThe ONSA defends its budgets before the National Assembly and MOD does for its own and all budgetary provisions are clearly spelt out and within the public domain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cONSA has no responsibility for military personnel\u2019s salaries and allowances, capital projects or otherwise. 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