December 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has accused State Governors of misappropriation of Local Government Council allocations.
Speaking Thursday while playing host to members of the Senior Executive Course 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), at the State House, Abuja, the President frowned on governors’ unfair treatment of the administration at the local government level.
He recalled an instance of how a State Governor would receive allocation on behalf of council areas in his state only to remit half of such allocation to the council chairmen.
These actions, he said, portrayed the sort of corrupt practices that is now symptomatic of Nigeria in dispensing resources meant for local council administrations, thereby undermining development.
Buhari, in his address, congratulated the members of the Senior Executive Course 44 on the successful completion of their course. He challenged them to revitalise and reinvigorate leadership at the various levels of establishments.
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