BREAKING: ALGON ACCUSES FUBARA OF WITHHOLDING LG FUNDS, BACKS IMPEACHMENT CALL
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The Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria’s Rivers State chapter has charged Governor Siminalayi Fubara of embezzling money intended for the twenty-three LGAs in the state.
The state ALGON claimed that the action had deprived them of their roles in the third-level government’s administration.
The All Progressives Congress’ Tony Okocha, the chairman of the Caretaker Committee, called for the State House of Assembly to start the impeachment process against the governor. The LG chairmen responded by saying that the governor’s action amounted to outlawing local government councils in the state.
This was said on Wednesday during a news conference in Port Harcourt by Allwell Ihunda, the chairman of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area and the State ALGON Chairman.
Ihunda stated, “It has come to the notice of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Rivers State chapter, that the Rivers State Government, under the leadership of His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has neglected, failed, and deliberately refused to hold the statutory Joint Account Allocation Committee Meeting which is the prerequisite for the release and disbursement of funds due to the local government in the State Joint Local Government Accounts.
“And has continued to withhold the statutory allocations due to the 23 local government councils of Rivers State since April 2024.
“And in the case of Emuoha LGA since March 2024 till date for no just course, thereby starving the third tier of the government of the funds required to discharge its statutory functions in the administration of the local government areas.”
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