Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has threatened to drag the Federal Government, to court over its plan to withdraw money from the Excess Crude Account, to fund the military.
The governor made this known when the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero paid him a visit at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday.
Wike said he will not support the plan for a fresh withdrawal except Rivers State is given its 13 percent share from the account.
“Yesterday, I was told that the governors agreed that they will take money from Excess Crude to support military. What of the one they took before, the $1billion that they gave to the military?” he said.
“Now again! This one, I’ll tell my Attorney General; you will have to prepare, we will go to court. I will not support that one except they’ll give us our 13 percent first from that Excess Crude Account,” he added.
The Nigeria Governors Forum had few days ago endorsed a fresh withdrawal of fund by the Federal Government from the Excess Crude Account.
