Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) sterday accused the government of selling a state-owned chalet renovated at N1billon to a former governor at N8million.

The Chairman of ACN Stakeholders in the state, Dr. Sa’ad Omo’ya, spoke in Ilorin at a meeting of party members.

He said: “Besides that the resources allocated to the local government stratum have continued to be diverted, the incommensurable value of development to statutory allocations from the federation account is a potent area by which Kwarans know that they have been defrauded.

“The heavy looting of the state resources has continued to stagnate physical transformation and human growth. For instance, a civil servant on GL 15 in the state earns N53,000 per month, while his counterpart in Osun State earns N120,000.

“Kwarans should continue to be on the lookout. We have no other state to claim and the continuous diversion of collectively-owned property by individuals will leave no value for the coming generations.”

The government via the Senior Special Adviser to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed, Dr. Muideen Akorede, said: “The allegations levelled against the government by this fringe Kwara ACN group are baseless and untrue.

“We deny the claims contained in the statement and challenge this group to provide documented evidence of these unfounded allegations or stop trying to mislead the people of Kwara State. The Ahmed administration is too focused on delivering effective governance to allow itself to be distracted by this disinformation campaign.