Demand Accountability From Your Governors – Tinubu Tells Nigerians

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that with almost N2 trillion being shared by the three tiers of government, it is time Nigerians begin to demand more accountability from government officials both at the state and local government levels.

This is according to a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Temitope Ajayi.

He noted that with this development, all levels of government will have more money for development.

Recall, experts had earlier stated that with the floating of the naira, the federal government, states and LGs are likely to share N1.9 trillion considering that the 2023 budget was predicated on an exchange rate of N425 to a Dollar.

At the I&E Window, the exchange is about N850/$1.

“States and Local Governments will have enough money to pay salaries of workers and pensioners. Government at all levels will become more solvent, be in a stronger financial position to easily pay new minimum wage and fund development in critical sectors, especially in education, healthcare and public transportation.” He stated

“Going forward, we should begin to focus attention on our states and local governments to demand more accountability and transparency in the use of public funds.
“The real governance impact should be at the State and local levels,” the President added.