Shehu Sani, however, acknowledged that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State denied the claim by the Senate President
By Kehinde Okeowo
A former lawmaker and human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has questioned the decision of 35 state governors to remain quiet despite allegation that they received N30 billion each from the federal government to alleviate economic hardship caused by worsening inflation.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said an “unverified report” showed that state governors received N30 billion each from the FG.
“I must say that unverified report has it that each of the state governments in the last few months has received additional N30 billion from Federal Inland Revenue Service outside their normal allocations from the Federation Account to assist them in ameliorating the food situation,” he said.
Reacting to the allegation on Thursday via a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Suleiman Olarenwaju, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, denied the claim by Akpabio.
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The governor, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, while countering Akpabio, said his state did not receive N30 billion and that his administration has been and will always be open and transparent to the people of Oyo state.
Despite the rebuttal by Gov Makinde, Shehu Sani who seemed unsatisfied that only the governor reacted to the statement by the Senate President, took to his X page, formerly Twitter, to chastise others for keeping mum.
Speaking via his social media page,
the former senator tweeted. “Akpabio made claim that N30 billion was shared to Governors. Makinde denied and disputed the Claim. Why are the other 35 Governors silent?”
