APC chieftain suggests solution to high cost of governance in Nigeria

<p>A statesman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Alhaji Lasisi A. K. Jimoh, has suggested solutions to high cost of governance in Nigeria.</p>, <p>He berated the adoption of security votes by government at all levels in the country, describing it as legalized looting of public treasury.</p>, <p>Speaking in an interview with DAILY POST in Ilorin, he said “If, I have my way, I will want to stop the idea of security votes. I was a civil servant and held positions where I knew how the so called security votes are operated.</p>, <p>“It is not subject to auditing but a legalized looting of public fund, because you cannot see billions of naira being spent on security and you cannot see anything tangible done with the security votes.</p>, <p>“If it cannot be stopped completely, it should be regulated, there should be a law on the establishment and regulation of the security votes.</p>, <p>“If, it cannot be audited publicly, it should be audited confidentially. At least the National or State Assemblies should have a constitutional right to know how the so called security votes are expended.”</p>, <p>Jimoh also condemned the culture of long convoys of political office holders in armoured vehicles, and queried who is after their lives.</p>, <p>The APC chieftain recommended democratic socialism in form of austerity under the current socio-economic trauma the country is passing through rather than the political office holders living extravagant lives while the masses suffer.</p>, <p>He said, “to improve our foreign reserve, we can boycott the boycottable, and stop importation of luxury goods. Why do we need to import so many armoured cars and vehicles into the country?</p>, <p>“Each armoured car or vehicle cost more than N100m, why do we need that in this country?” He further queried.</p>, <p>On fuel subsidy removal, he commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the decision but faulted the hasty and unprepared manner it was implemented.</p>, <p>He compared it to a patient going for surgery,