The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has mentioned the current nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests that started on August 1, 2024, ought to function an eye-opener for governors to start to “do something”, particularly these of the Northern area.
The governor made the assertion throughout an interview on Thursday night on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Sule, who was addressing agitations in regards to the failure of state governments to account for giant allocations obtained from the Federal Governments, assured Nigerians that governors had been all working with the funds supplied.
He argued that state and federal authorities revenues had improved underneath the President Tinubu-led administration whereas commending the President for permitting the sharing of the funds to the states, and the FCT.
He mentioned, “No state will say that their income has not really multiplied by two, generally doubled. In the previous, the full quantity of income shared month-to-month was round N600bn to perhaps about N620bn max, generally even barely decrease. Today, you see the full quantity being shared, N1.1trn, N1.2trn and the remainder of that.
“Every state, in addition to the Federal Government, is receiving improved income; due to Mr President for permitting it to go like that.
“Because he would have mentioned, ‘No, that is cash meant for subsidy. Therefore, we’re going to take it and divert it someplace. No, however they’re sharing it so that each state will go and do different issues, and each state is doing.
“As a matter of reality, this protest that got here, is an eye-opener, particularly for my colleagues within the North. Even if anybody isn’t doing something, that is the time to do one thing, as a result of we are able to’t blame different folks. I really like the assertion made by Shehu Sani (Senator), when he mentioned to overlook in regards to the microscope and have a look at the mirror, and that is the time.
For me, I can’t look ahead to subsequent week or the week after, once we sit down as governors of Northern Nigeria, and inform one another the reality; we should do one thing. We haven’t any purpose to not do something.”
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