Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has claimed that the 18 Native Authorities Areas (LGAs) in Edo State squandered over ₦83 billion in federal allocations throughout the previous yr.
Governor Okpebholo disclosed this throughout a courtesy go to by the Performing Chairman of Akoko-Edo Native Authorities, Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, alongside councillors and occasion leaders, on the Authorities Home in Benin Metropolis.
Based on the Edo State Accountant-Normal, between January and September 2024, the LGAs acquired ₦6.5 billion month-to-month as federal allocations.
This determine rose to over ₦8 billion month-to-month between October and December, all below the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who elevated allocations to advertise grassroots improvement.
The Governor criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led councils for failing to channel these funds into significant improvement, regardless of unprecedented federal assist.
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He lamented that suspended native authorities chairmen had withdrawn ₦800 million month-to-month from accounts whereas neglecting schooling, infrastructure, and different important sectors.
“These Chairmen have been in workplace for the previous yr and don’t have anything to point out for it, whereas different states make the most of their sources successfully for the individuals.
“My administration won’t tolerate such misconduct. We’re right here to appropriate these wrongs and guarantee improvement reaches the grassroots.”
The governor counseled President Tinubu’s daring reforms, together with the removing of gas subsidies, which have improved the nation’s fiscal panorama and enabled elevated allocations for LGAs.
“No administration earlier than Tinubu’s had the braveness to implement such vital modifications for the betterment of the individuals,” he added.
Hon. Alabi Bliss Oshionogue, Performing Chairman of Akoko-Edo LGA, expressed gratitude to Governor Okpebholo for his dedication to grassroots improvement.
He pledged to align with the state’s imaginative and prescient for good governance and ship the dividends of democracy to the individuals.
Distinguished leaders from Akoko-Edo, together with former EDHA Speaker Rt. Hon. Kabiru Ajoto and APC Chairman Hon. Monday Ose lauded the governor for ongoing infrastructure initiatives, such because the Auchi-Ibilo highway building, and for appointing an Akoko-Edo indigene as Chairman of the Edo State Inside Income Service (EIRS).
They urged the governor to proceed prioritizing their area in his improvement agenda.
Governor Okpebholo reassured residents of his administration’s readiness to spend money on important sectors, notably agriculture, to foster sustainable development throughout the state.
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