The senate has approved the sum
of N10 billion for Kogi state.
The sum is a refund for projects
executed on behalf of the federal government by the state government.
The approval is coming two days
to the governorship election in the state.
On October 15, President
Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the funds was read on the floor of the upper
legislative chamber by Senate President Ahmad Lawan.
While presenting his report on
Wednesday, Clifford Ordia, chairman of the senate committee on local and
foreign debts, said the Kogi government carried out repairs on seven federal
government roads in the state.
“Based on our findings, some of
the highways were in the state of disrepair before the intervention was carried
out,” Ordia said.
“The state government has paid
all the contractors that constructed the road.
“Our humble recommendation is
that the senate do approve the refund of N10 billion for projects executed on
behalf of the federal government.”
But Enyinnaya Abaribe, senate
minority leader, spoke against the recommendation by the committee.
“What I don’t want is the misuse
of these funds because it is for the people of the Kogi state,” Abaribe said.
“This is not the right time, this
is the time where the exigencies of the moment may be used.”
But Lawan said the senate’s
approval of the refund only coincides with election.
“Kogi state applied for this in
the last senate, all the other states were paid. Kogi was not approved at that
time, we as a senate has seen it as a necessity and it is a coincidence,” he
said.
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