Abdulaziz Yari, chairman of the Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF), says the
\nfreezing of state government accounts is unconstitutional and wrong.<\/p>\n
In a statement\u00a0on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>, the Zamfara governor described such action by He reacted to the freezing of bank accounts belonging to Benue state by Less than 24 hours after, the EFCC also froze the accounts of Akwa Ibom Yari said a state like Benue facing insecurity might not be able to live \u201cThe freezing of any account of the state government whether Benue or \u201cThat is shutting down government. Government must spend, most especially \u201cWell, we don\u2019t know why the EFCC took the action. But if indeed EFFC \u201cThis government will not sit down and oversee unlawful operation from the \u201cSimilar thing had happened in 2011 and 2014 respectively, but nothing was Abdulaziz Yari, chairman of the Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum (NGF), says the freezing of state government accounts is unconstitutional and wrong. In a statement\u00a0on Wednesday, the Zamfara governor described such action…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nanti-corruption agencies as shutting down of government.<\/p>\n
\nthe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged abuse of
\nthe state security funds.<\/p>\n
\nstate.<\/p>\n
\nup to expectations.<\/p>\n
\nanywhere is unconstitutional and is not right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nBenue that is facing insecurity challenges.<\/p>\n
\nfroze the account, from my point of view, it is wrong.<\/p>\n
\nsecurity agencies. From what happened yesterday, everyone can understand
\nthat government is following due process and the laws of Nigeria. For one
\nto just send security agencies to shut down the national assembly, and the
\naction that followed, that is what gave credit to this government by local
\nand international community.<\/p>\n
\ndone about it. This time around, government said enough is enough. But the
\ngovernment of Muhammadu Buhari is following due process and will never
\noversee an unlawful activity by any security agency. So in the case of
\nBenue, I believe something must be done.\u201d<\/p>\n