Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed a deep secret as he accused state Governors of stealing the allocations of Local Government Areas (LGA) in their states.
President Buhari who made this known on Thursday at an event in Abuja accused the governors of treating the local government level unfairly.
President Buhari made mention of some corrupt practices carried out by some governors in the distribution of funds intended for the management of local councils, as he disclosed that these governors only remit half of the LGA allocated funds to the council chairpersons.
He said, “If the monies from the federal government to state governments is N100 million, N50 million will be sent to the chairman with a letter that he will sign that he received N100 million”
“The governor will pocket the balance and share it with whoever he wanted to and then the chairman of the local government will say how much he must pay as salaries”.
“This is what is happening in Nigeria, it’s a terrible thing. You cannot say the person who is doing these was not educated, he was a qualified lawyer, he was experienced, yet he participated in this type of corruption”
“It’s a matter of conscience, whichever level we find ourselves. As a leader, you sit here with all the sacrifices the country is making by putting you through institutions and getting you ready to lead. The fundamental thing is personal integrity. May God help us”