A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, said in Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Saturday that the state government had received not less than N400 billion in the past three years.
Bamidele, who made the observation at the start of the Labour Party ward congresses in 177 wards of the state, said more could have been achieved with such funds.
According to him, what the governor has done in the last 40 months was not commensurate with what the state government received from federation account during the period.
He said: “Fayemi came to office on October 16, 2010 and by that calculation it is now 40 months.
“A sum of N3 billion comes to Ekiti every month as federal allocation.
“If we take the aggregate, it means Ekiti has taken a sum of N120 billion.”
According to the lawmaker, the 16 local governments take a total of N3 billion monthly and this also amount to N120 in 40 months.
He added: “If we sum all these up with the excess crude of which Ekiti has benefited six times, then we will be having about N320 billion.
“The state government also received money from Sure-P, MDG’s and ecological fund.
“The governor took N25 billion loan from capital market without much to show for it.”
In a reaction, the state Commissioner for Information, Tayo Ekundayo, described the allegation by Bamidele as coming out of frustration.
According to the commissioner, Bamidele is speaking from another realm because the figures are in conflict with what actually accrued to the state.
Although Ekundayo did not provide an alternative figure of what accrued to the state, he wondered where Bamidele got the figures from, adding: “This is a political season.
“It is not unexpected from politicians.”
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