withhold the statutory revenue allocations of
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States as well as
control their internally generated revenues in
line with the State of Emergency Proclamation
Act 2013, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa
has vowed to challenge any attempt to temper
with his state's funds.
Nyako said it was unconstitutional and illegal for
the President to seize funds meant for the three
state governments affected by the declaration
emergency rule.
Making his stance known through his Director
of Press and Public Affairs Ahmad Sajo, Nyako
said it would be an overbearing exercise of power
for the president to seize state funds.
He noted that the president cannot even act
independently of the National Assembly to
declare a state of emergency because it would
amount to one man controlling the whole
nation.
In a democracy, he said, no one has such power
which would cripple and render the states
useless, adding "definitely, the affected
governors will go to the Supreme Court should
the president make the move."
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