N300m LG Funds: Ex-Commissioner dares Kwara govt to publish financial accounts

Date: 2020-09-22

Aisha Pategi, a former special duties commissioner who resigned from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's cabinet, has challenged the state government to publish the local governments' financial accounts starting from 2019.

Ms Pategi, whose controversial resignation letter was tendered three weeks ago, had, in July, accused the state's ministry of finance of diverting N300 million local government funds while she headed the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

Afterwards, she was moved to the ministry of special duties during a cabinet reshuffle carried out in the same month. This decision did not go well with the commissioner which led to her resignation, this paper learnt.

However, she made no public statements until Monday.

In the early hours of Monday, Ms Pategi, in a tweet, dared the state government to publish the local governments' accounts.

"Absolutely not true… publish all LGA accounts from may 2019 to date. #freekwaraLGAmoney," she wrote, in response to claims that the local government councils are autonomous. According to a statement from the spokesperson of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Azeez Bolaji, the state government has restated the independence of all local government councils in the running of their affairs without interference from any quarters.

"The Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Arc. Aliyu Mohammad Saifuddeen (FNIA) emphasized this while featuring on a live programme tagged "GOOD MORNING KWARANS" at the Kwara Television Service during the weekend.

"Arc. Saifuddeen said as the Commissioner saddled with the cabinet responsibility of supervising and monitoring the activities of the Third Tier of Government, he can emphatically say that since the inception of the present administration in the State, no single kobo of the Local Government's money was missing or diverted by anyone," Mr Bolaji stated.

When contacted for clarification on her tweet, Ms Pategi declined further comments. She promised to reach out to PREMIUM TIMES in due time.

It should be noted the state governor had set up a commission of inquiry to look into the alleged diversion of the N300 million local government councils funds but no report has been submitted yet.

The panel, headed by Justice Mathew Adewara, is expected to turn in its report soon as submissions are still ongoing.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Belgore     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Lukman Adeloyin     Abubakar Suleiman     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Police Commissioner     Adijat Adebiyi     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Nigeria Computer Society     Umar Danladi Shero     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Jimoh Akani     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Kwara 2015     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Government House     Rafiu Olasile     Sarkin Malamai     Ayodele Shittu     Bello Abubakar     Suwa-Arabs     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Ademola Kiyesola     Saba Jibril     Nurudeen Muhammed     Sobi FM     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Teachers Specific Allowance     Hassan Saliu     Adisa Logun     Isin     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Haleeman Salman     Bayo Lawal     Afeyin-Olukuta     Kwarareports     Kayode Zubair     Okin High School     Sheriff Shagaya     Sidikat Alaya     Peter Amogbonjaye     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Ajase-Ipo     Olofa Of Offa     Habeeb Saidu     Ayobami Seriki     Abatemi-Usman     KWACOBPA     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Ojuekun Sarumi     Ilesha-Gwanara     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Azeez Salawu     Afonja Descendants Union     REO CAKES     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Kaosarah Adeyi     Kwara Politics     LABTOP     Olokoba     Post-utme     Moro     Osuwa     Olam Food Ingredients     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     AbdulHamid Adi     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Florence Saraki     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Baakini     UNIFEMGA     Lanwa     Share    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Earlyon Technologies     Ayinde Oki     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Onikijipa     Ahmed \'Lateef     Plat Technologies Limited     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ebola     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Baba Issa     Rasaq Jimoh     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Hauwa Nuru     John Mayokun Dada     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Ope Saraki     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Khairat Gwadabe     Orire     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Irepodun     Ajakaye     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Tinubu     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Alapansapa     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Ojo Fadumila     Buhari     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Musa Aibinu     Henry Olaosebikan     KwaraLearn     Firdaos Amasa     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Ola Falade     Oke-opin     Justina Oha     Erubu Oba Zubair     Tunde Yusuf     Atiku Abubakar     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Monkey Pox     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Ridwan Agboola     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Biliaminu Aliu     Saka Isau     Moses Adekanye     Umar Gunu     Mohammed Ibrahim     Labour Party     NNPP     Saliu Shola Taofeek     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Olabimpe Olani     Ajayi Okasanmi     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Raimi Iyanda     Tafida     Salihu Ajia     Femi Agbaje