NULGE’s Unfounded Allegation On N1BN Illegal Deduction

August 26, 2012

The attention of the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has been drawn to the spurious allegation by the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Ekiti State Chapter, accusing him of illegally deducting N1billion from the monthly allocations meant for the 16 local government councils in the state.
The allegation which is not only baseless, but a calculated attempt to dent the good image of the governor and the good record of his administration, has been orchestrated in the online and a particular print media with the sole aim of causing disaffection among Ekiti workers and also discrediting the person of the Governor.
Needless to say that Governor Fayemi takes serious exception to the NULGE leadership’s  handling of the allegation which has no iota of truth.
It is on record that the state Governor had, on several occasions,  stated clearly that he does not  fiddle with the allocations meant for the councils. The Governor still stands by his word.
It is also an incontrovertible fact that Governor Kayode Fayemi came to government with two major credentials- his character and integrity.  Thus his actions and policies are predicated on these two unique credentials which he cherishes and ever willing to protect and preserve.
Therefore for the purpose of record, it is important to state unequivocally that at no time did the Governor order  the deduction of  N1billion  from the allocations meant for the councils as alleged by NULGE and orchestrated by some political charlatans in the dubious attempt to score cheap political point.

As a matter of fact, a simple breakdown of the monthly allocations to Ekiti State and the 16 councils shows that it is practically impossible to deduct N1billion from the councils’ allocation. It is quite ridiculous for anyone to claim that N1 billion is deducted from the councils’ allocation giving the fact that what is accrued to the 16 LGAs are usually pre-distributed at the Federation Account Allocation Committee based on some sharing indices.
Contrary to claims by NULGE leaders, that only N1,345,649,056.01 was released to the LGAs in March, records show that N2,835,724,325.23 was released. Also for the month of May, where  NULGE alleged that only N1,476,368,871.53, it is on record that the councils got the sum N2,064,845,343.63.

The pertinent question to ask the leadership of NULGE is how and where it got its own figures?
Giving the injury that this baseless and wicked lies have done to the person of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the leadership of NULGE, Ekiti State chapter, is therefore given seven days to withdraw the allegation or be prepared to hear from the Governor’s lawyers.
Governor Kayode Fayemi remains focused in the pursuit of his eight-point agenda for the transformation of Ekiti State and no amount of campaign of  calumny by groups or individuals is capable of distracting him.
In ensuring good governance and transparency, the Fayemi –led administration  has put in place some relevant laws including the fiscal responsibility law and the domestication of the Freedom of Information Law among others.

Olayinka Oyebode                                                                                                                       Chief Press Secretary

Last modified: August 26, 2012

2 Responses to " NULGE’s Unfounded Allegation On N1BN Illegal Deduction "

  1. … [Trackback]

    […] Read More to that Topic: ekitistate.gov.ng/nulges-unfounded-allegation-on-n1bn-illegal-deduction/ […]

  2. 토렌트 says:

    … [Trackback]

    […] Read More Information here on that Topic: ekitistate.gov.ng/nulges-unfounded-allegation-on-n1bn-illegal-deduction/ […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *