Kogi Governor must explain how he spent N10bn meant for LGAs

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello

Human Rights Activist and Director, Centre For Human Right and Conflict Resolution (CHCR) Idris Miliki has demanded that Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello discloses he spent the N10billion collected from the Federal Government, on behalf of Local Government.

Miliki made the accusations in an interview with Daily Post, alleging that Bello embezzled the funds collected from the Federal Government in April 2017.

Express displeasure at the failure of the State Government in the conduct of Local Government election, Milike stated that incumbent administration of local government in Kogi State was unconstitutional, hence null and void.

He The CHCR Director criticized the resolution by the State House of Assembly,  to extend the tenure of Local Government administrators

According to Miliki, “the world is watching all the illegalities perpetuated by Governor Bello’s administration.”

“We have a government that has been in power for 20 months, yet they don’t have timetable to conduct Local Government election. The government is busy saying they don’t have money, but yet they collected N10billion on behalf of Local Government. What did they use the money for? Where are the Councillors to make bye laws for Local Government to generate revenues?

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“Since they collected N10billion on behalf of Local Government, why can’t the current administration use part of the money to conduct Local Government election? Sincerely, there is something beyond the eyes that we don’t know which is going on in Kogi State.

” The State Assembly approved N450 million for State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), to conduct Local Government election in 2017. This same lawmakers extended illegally the tenure of Local Government Administrators. Money is coming and nobody is asking questions.

” We have an illegal ministry of Local Government that is busy sharing money all in the name of joint account. We have a government aide, that is never elected, but allocates money to other tiers of government.

“This is condemnable. What kind of government are we having in Kogi State, that are doing things outside the law?.Governor Bello must give account for all these misappropriation going on in his government. He cannot operate outside the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Miliki lamented.

He called on the Kogi State House of Assembly to be efficient in the discharge of their oversight functions, noting that majority of projects captured in 2017 budget are still hanging.