Barrister Festus Keyamo has described as ‘political’ the ongoing controversies over President Muhammadu Buhari’s withdrawal of $496 million from the national treasury for the purchase of fighter jets without the approval of the National Assembly.
Keyamo who has just been appointed the director of strategic communications for the Buhari’s campaign organization said the president had to quickly pay money for the aircraft so as to meet the deadline given by the United States government.
Festus Keyamo
He also argued that while all the past presidents of the country have spent from the Excess Crude Account without reference to the National Assembly, the President met with the National Economic Council, NEC, which members include all the governors of the 36 states of the federation.
He said that it was the PDP governors who were not present at the meeting, who were playing politics with the decision of the president.