The Ogun State Government has disclosed that it has augmented the Local Government allocation with over 2billion naira in the last six months, contrary to speculations that the State Government has been using the Local Government fund to its advantage.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Afolabi Afuape, disclosed this during the June 2021 Joint Account Allocation Committee meeting held at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He noted that the present administration operates an open system, which would not hide the facts from its citizens.
The Commissioner further stated that the transparency would prevent misconceptions from the public.
Hon. Afuape said the statutory meeting is backed up by the constitution, the purpose is to come together and look into the allocation of the Local Government. This, he said will prevent the misconceptions that the State Government makes use of council’s funds.
The Honorable Commissioner also emphasized that the State Government had on two occasions given grants to the Local Governments to execute people oriented projects, adding that the present administration has promised that councils in the the State would not be salary paying centres only, but would also serve the needs of the people at the grassroot.
