The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) flagbearer, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the security vote is a means to siphon money and perpetrate corruption in government.
Kwankwaso said if he becomes the president, his administration will not take a dime as a security vote.
The NNPP presidential candidate spoke yesterday at the Channels Television Town Hall event, during which he addressed several issues.
He said: “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 stolen under the guise of security votes and could be stopped.”
