Use Tinubu’s tripled allocations to develop states – NEDC member tells governors
The member representing the South-East on the Board of the North East Development Commission, NEDC, Sam Onuigbo, has advised Nigerian governors to be transparent with the huge allocations they are receiving from the Federal Government.
Onuigbo gave the advice on Friday in Umuahia during the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) South-East Zonal Summit. He stated that allocations accruing to all states and their local governments since the removal of fuel subsidy have tripled compared to what previous governors received, adding that the people they lead should enjoy better living conditions.
Onuigbo, who received an award from NIM at the summit, challenged the governors and their council chairmen to demonstrate full transparency in the management and utilisation of their substantial funds, to the benefit of the masses.
“The governors are getting money, more than three times of what they got when I was the Commissioner for Finance. The local governments are also getting money after the removal of subsidy. They should be transparent and make sure that they support Mr President in trying to move the economy in the direction that Mr President is driving it,” he said.
He also advised younger Nigerians to join NIM and other professional bodies, and to prepare themselves against the threat of Artificial Intelligence, AI. Earlier in his welcome address, the National President of the NIM, Commodore Abimbola Ayuba (retd), warned members that AI is threatening the jobs available to humans, which could result in job losses. He noted that many jobs in the United States and the United Kingdom are now performed by robots, but urged NIM members to retool themselves with updated management skills to remain relevant in Nigeria and across the globe.
Use Tinubu’s tripled allocations to develop states – NEDC member tells governors
