Hardship: Hold your state Governors accountable over the Federal Government disbursement to states, Let's fight for our rights- Dr. Eholor

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said an “unverified report" indicated that state governors received N30 billion each from the Federation Account to ameliorate inflation and the high cost of food in their respective states. According to premium times "Last September, the federal government said N2 billion was released to governors out of the N5 billion loan it offered to each state as a palliative to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. During the plenary on Tuesday, Mr Akpabio said information available to him indicates that apart from the first tranche of funds given to the governors, an additional N30 billion was also to them through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The senate president advised the governors to utilise the funds judiciously to reduce the high cost of food items and other challenges facing the country. “We believed that every state government should utilise the funds received towards ensuring that food is available in the co...