Tag: Governors

“After saving State Governors from embarrassment, Buhari gets betrayal as reward’ – President’s Aide

Aminu Imam

Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad has accused some state governors of betraying President Muhammadu Buhari despite saving them from embarrassment. In an opinion article published yesterday, the president’s aide stated, amongst others, that President Buhari came into power at a time when the country was bedevilled with a lot of crisis, including economic hardships, security threats and insurgency and other challenges obstructing the smooth running of the country. He recalled how State governors resorted to borrowing money despite the federal allocations in order to…

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Cash Swap: Buhari cancels meeting with State Govs. over court order

Aminu Imam

A meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Governors Forum, (NGF), ostensibly arranged to discuss the ongoing cash swap failed to hold yesterday. The President was said to have canceled it because of the court order forbidding the Government from extending the February 10, 2023 deadline for the swapping of old Naira notes for the redesigned ones. Presidency sources affirmed that the President was wary about the possible perception of disregard for lawful orders should anything be done to the policy at this time. Despite the cancellation of the…

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Paris/London Club Refunds: ‘Only 5 Govs. reverted $3.1bn to Local Govts.’, Ned Nwoko petitions CCB

Aminu Imam

Chairman, Linas International, Ned Nwoko, has said except for Delta, Bauchi, Benue, Kwara, and Ondo States’ governors, other States, including the FCT, have defaulted in reverting $3.1 billion Paris/London Club Refunds to local government areas. Nwoko, who petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) called for an investigation of 30 state governors including the Federal Capital Territory for allegedly failing to remit $3.1 billion paid to their local government. The refunds to local governments in dispute were reportedly paid to and received by the State governments, acting through their umbrella…

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‘How governors steal Federation Account allocations meant for LGAs’ – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has accused some Chief Executives of encouraging corruption in the local government system, thereby inhibiting development at the grassroots. The President made his accusation yesterday in Abuja, at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Plateau State. The President narrated his personal experience on stemming the tide of corruption in the local government system after the presentation of the report of NIPSS Course SEC 44, which had as its theme:…

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“Despite poverty in the land Governors are building needless airports, flyover while rural areas are abandoned” – FG 

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, yesterday, said the preference of State governors to build flyovers and airports instead of projects that can improve life in rural areas is not helping its programmes to alleviate poverty in the country. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, stated this while reacting to a question after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He told reporters that 72% of the poverty in Nigeria was found in the rural areas, which he…

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Stashed funds: “Number of governors on EFCC watchlist has increased’ – Bawa

Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, has revealed that the number of governors on their watchlist for alleged money laundering has increased. According to reports, Bawa had said three serving governors are being monitored over their alleged moves to launder stashed billions of naira through payment of salaries to workers. Speaking yesterday, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Bawa said the Commission is keeping a close eye on the governors. The EFCC chairman, however, declined to mention the number of governors under…

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“Kidnappings, killings now order of the day in our region” – S/East Govs. cry out

Aminu Imam

State Governors of South-East geo-political zone have expressed worry over the rising insecurity that has led to frequent kidnappings and killings in the region. The Governors who met in a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Enugu State on Sunday expressed worry that the insecurity has badly affected the economic activities in the region. Addressing newsmen at the end of the closed-door meeting, the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, David Umahi, who decried the state of insecurity in the region lamented “Our economic activities have come to a…

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NASS blame governors as Constitution Amendment bid fails

Aminu Imam

The bid by the current National Assembly to effect a fifth alteration to the 1999 Constitution has failed. The leadership of the National Assembly yesterday explained that the insistence of State governors on State Police as a condition for supporting the entire 44 proposed amendments to the Constitution was responsible for the failure of the bid to its amendment. The sum of one billion Naira was approved for the amendment exercise. The 44 Bills transmitted to the State Houses of Assembly seek to, amongst others: strengthen the legislature’s authority to…

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2023: “Without State governors, APC will lose in 2023” – APC Chairman, Adamu

Aminu Imam

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has said the ruling party would lose the 2023 presidential elections without the support of governors who are members of the party. Adamu stated this at the opening session of a meeting of State governors, the National Working Committee (NWC), and other stakeholders at the party’s national secretariat yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that APC governors were reportedly aggrieved over the composition of the party’s presidential campaign council, released recently by the Secretary of the Council, James Faleke.…

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Paris Club Refund: Governors fire back at Malami, say he’s defending private interest 

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has responded to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami over the controversy concerning the payment of consultancy fees amounting to $418 million from the Paris Club refund. Speaking on a television programme yesterday, the spokesperson of the NGF, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo questioned why the AGF was so concerned about private claims to State funds. Recall that in 2021, the governors had obtained an order from a Federal High Court, in Abuja, restraining the Federal Government from deducting the money from…

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