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| Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole |
Edo, being part of the beneficiaries of
the bailout, had received the sum of N3.1bn to enable it to meet up with
its financial obligation to local governments’ workers.
But the state Chairman of the PDP, Chief
Dan Orbih, said that the move by the Federal Government would
“encourage corruption” and “monumental mismanagement” of local
governments’ allocations in Edo and other states.
Orbih, who spoke on Saturday during the
official opening of the party’s new state secretariat located on First
East Circular Road in Benin, therefore, urged President Muhammadu Buhari
to discontinue any further disbursement to the states.
Also in attendance were serving and
former National Assembly members from the party, including Senator
Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South), Senator Ehigie Uzamere and Senator Odion
Ugbesia, as well as leaders of the PDP in the state.
However, the chairman, who said that
Oredo council allegedly received only N102m, out of its statutory
allocation of N1.067bn between January and September, 2015, urged the
President to probe the allocation of council funds by the Edo State
Government.
He also called for the immediate
reinstatement of the suspended council chairmen, which he described as
politically- motivated and not based on accountability.
Orbih said, “There is, no doubt, that
there is monumental mismanagement of local government allocation in Edo
State under Adams Oshiomhole. That is why on this very occasion of the
official opening of the PDP headquarters in Benin City, I want to call
on President Buhari to stop the present practice of payment of financial
bailout.
“Financial bailout by Buhari is a way of
encouraging corruption in Nigeria. They (governors) have enough
allocation for the local governments; so, the question the President
should ask is: what is responsible for this government not being able to
meet its financial obligations to the people in various local
governments?”
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