Security Vote Is A Big Way Of Stealing Money, I Won’t Collect It – Kwankwaso

The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has declared that security votes collected by Governors is simply a way of stealing public funds.

He stated that during his time as the Kano State Governor, he didn’t collect the security votes and if elected as President in 2023, he won’t collect it as well.

According to him, the security vote is just a way of promoting corruption due to the lack of accountability it involves further advocating that security vote payment should be scrapped completely.

He spoke on Sunday during the Channels Television Town Hall event.

According to him, “For the eight years I was a governor, I didn’t take a dime as a security vote, though I inherited a government that believed in that. What I did was to listen to the security challenges from the Commissioner of Police and if he or she successfully defended it, I took it to the council for approval.

“Security vote in my own opinion is a big way of stealing money and that was why I didn’t do it as a governor.

“If I have the opportunity again, there will be nothing like the security vote in the presidency.

“We have seen cases where a lot of funds were been stolen under the guise of security votes and in my opinion, I think that should be stopped.”

Our Security Forces Must Work As A Team

On the security situation in the country and the activities of the security agencies, Kwnakwaso advocated for better synergy.

In his view, there should be better coordination, relationship, and unity among the various security agencies in the country, and promised to address it if he emerges as President.

The NNPP candidate also stressed the need to motivate the security forces by purchasing more gadgets for them and taking care of their welfare.

He said: “We are very much aware of the issue of synergy and coordination within our security sector. And these are very key if we must make notable progress. That was what we did when I was the Minister of Defence.

“We noted that there were many issues within the three military services, the police, and other security agencies. In most cases, there was no understanding and agreement among them.

“As a minister, I ensured we worked as a team and provided all that they needed to function.

“This we also did when I was the governor of Kano. We created a very conducive atmosphere to function in Kano.”