Justice Garba Lawal fixed the date while ruling in an application for abridgment of time.
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The presentation of the “breakdown of the fund released to Local Governments in Ogun for the Execution of Developmental Projects Between Year 2020 to date” by the Chief Economic Adviser, Dapo Okubadejo, along with the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, further blew the wind that clearly uncovered their concealed rump. When I first read the curriculum vitae of Okubadejo, I had tremendous professional respect for him, but this show of charade engaged in to protect the government mirrors unprofessionalism and perfidiousness to the public. As an Accountant and Auditor of over 35 years in practice, I feel ashamed of the professional conducts of both Okubadejo, the Accountant General, who was at the press conference, and the previous administration headed by a Chartered Accountant for failure to establish laws, set standards that would have prevented this sham and set a tone at the top that it is haram to tamper with local government source of revenues and their federal allocations.
A panel of inquiry comprising members from various backgrounds will also be set up to look into the Local Governments funds, according to a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye.
The 36 state governors under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors’ Forum are meeting in Abuja to discuss update on recent directive of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit on local government funds.
The Executive Secretaries, at a press conference on Thursday, described the allegation by Ogunlewe as a “blatant falsehood”, which is nothing short of “an act of gross irresponsibility and a clear evidence of desperation of a man whose political diminution has inflicted an advanced state of abnormal behaviour”