Lagos
State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) Monday addressed the state House of
Assembly, lamenting the decline in monthly allocations due to the state from
the Federation Accounts.
He
was accompanied by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Ben
Akabueze, his finance counterpart, Mr. Ayo Gbeleyi and Commissioner for Special
Duties, Wale Ahmed, among others.
The
governor, who addressed the lawmakers during plenary, explained that the
National Economic Council meeting which ought to be on a monthly basis has not
been held for six months.
According
to him, in almost 14 years of our democratic experience, the first time that
commissioners for finance walked out of Federal Account Allocation Committee
(FAAC) in Abuja was in 2011.”
He,
thus, recalled that there was similar occurrence of commissioner of finance
walking out during Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2013,
noting that the account “will not be settled. The pattern has continued
especially in the second half last year through January. The only bleep of
stability was in February.”
The
governor stressed on the decline in revenue, explaining that some states “have
resorted to borrowing in an attempt to keep government running unhindered. Some
factors responsible for the decline include uncoordinated and discretionary
application of the federal government on waiver and fiscal policy as well as
decline on oil production, pipeline vandalism and oil theft.
Jonathan is hiding and stealing for 2015 election but I am certain , he will not live to spend these loot . Oleeeeeeeeee
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