The South-East and South-South
Governors’ Forum on Monday called on the Buhari government to increase
allocation to the states from the Federation Account.
The governors made the call in a
communiqué at the end of the forum’s meeting in Uyo.
The communiqué signed by its
Chairman, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, expressed concern that in spite
of increase in oil price and production level, revenue accruing to states had
not reflected such realities.
“The forum therefore urges the
Federal Government to ensure improved revenue allocation to the states to
reflect the current realities to enable the states meet the yearnings and
expectations of their people.
“The forum also proposed that the
Federal Government should relinquish all federal roads to states, where such
roads are located, facilitate legislation that would ease concession of the
roads”.
The governors appealed for
current intervention on critical infrastructure located in the South-South and
South-East, including airports in Calabar, Enugu, Imo and Port Harcourt as
well as roads in the zones.
The forum expressed concern over
alleged shoddy approach to infrastructural development by some intervention
agencies of the Federal Government operating in the regions.
It, therefore, appealed to the
Federal Government to direct the agencies to liaise with state governments in
the identification and execution of projects.
It expressed belief that the
approach would ensure that projects carried out by intervention agencies were
in synergy with the developmental agenda of the states.
The meeting was also attended by
Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa and
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu.
Others were Ifeanyi Okowa of
Delta, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ivara Esu and Dr Nkem Okeke, both Deputy
Governors of Cross River and Anambra.
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