Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party , LP, has asked the Federal Government to reveal details of the alleged disbursement of N30 billion each to the 36 state governors to ameliorate inflation and high cost of food items. This is even as he said that the government must stop the unproductive habit of throwing scarce and borrowed money at immediate problems, and consumption.
Obi's demand followed the claim by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, that an “unverified report” showed that state governors received N30 billion each from the federation account to alleviate the economic hardship and ravaging hunger in their respective domains. However, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State dismissed the report, saying there was no truth in the claim by Akpabio that states of the federation got an additional N30 billion each outside of their statutory revenue allocations. Obi, in a statement on his X handle on Friday, said the details of the disbursement should be explained for the interest of good governance and transparenc
Peter Obi Labour Party Federal Government Disbursement State Governors Inflation High Cost Food Items Senate President Godswill Akpabio Federation Account Economic Hardship Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Report Denial
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