I never Diverted Ogun LG funds, N10.8bn bailout—Dapo;
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The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, denied the allegation that he was diverting the statutory Federal Allocation due to the state’s Local Governments in the last two years.
The governor said his administration had to augment the funds allocated to local governments in the state to enable the council chairmen to meet their obligations.
The Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo had in a letter written to former Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba accused the governor of diverting the statutory allocations and over ten billion naira fund of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.
Adedayo also claimed that the 10 per cent of the state’s Internally Generated Revenue, which the constitution also stipulated should go to the local governments has not been given since Abiodun got into office.
Nigeria Is A Poor Country—Soludo
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Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has commended President Bola Tinubu for his courage to end fuel subsidies.
Soludo, who spoke on Tuesday during the 9th (7th Quadrennial) Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Anambra State wing, described the removal of subsidy as necessary.
Soludo stated that the removal had the potential to re-engineer the nation’s economy.
He said: “It’s high time the country woke up to the reality that it is a poor country and began to live within its means.
“Starting from those in leadership, there was a need to begin to live and demonstrate to the people that Nigeria is a poor country.
“The reality of the subsidy removal affected everybody, not just civil servants. The present administration’s plan to cushion the effects was all-encompassing, including immediate and medium-term efforts.”
Soludo said his government would recruit more teachers and continue to give accessible and quality education to the citizenry.
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Governors, Akpabio, Akume lead APC battles in Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa
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Seven governors, Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), George Akume, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu and two ministers are to lead the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship campaigns in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Umar Bago (Niger) and Uba Sani (Kaduna) will co-chair a 135-member team for Kogi.
Governors Bassey Otu(Cross River), Francis Nwifuru(Ebonyi), Kalu and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, are to jointly head a 138-member council for Imo State.
A 123-member team for Bayelsa State will be co-chaired by Governor Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State, Akume, Akpabio and Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru.
Intrigue As PDP, APC Name Wike In Campaign Teams
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In a dramatic turn of events, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr Nyesom Wike, was listed in the campaign team of the governing All Progressive Congress (APC) for Bayelsa State.
The APC listed Wike’s name in the campaign when it unveiled the governorship campaign councils for the Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States ahead of the November 11 elections.
However, four hours later, the APC made a U-turn by disowning the Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo Governorship Campaign Councils lists it released earlier in the day.
Curiously, the PDP national leadership, on August 2 this year, had also named Wike as a member of its governorship campaign council in Bayelsa State.
APC is seeking to defeat the ruling PDP in Bayelsa State.
Although it is not clear if Wike’s inclusion in APC campaign team was the reason why the governing party disowned the lists, LEADERSHIP recalls that Wike was listed in the PDP campaign team barely five days after he was nominated by President Bola Tinubu to serve as a minister.
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