The NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents.
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Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after taking arguments for and against the plaintiffs’ application for interlocutory injunction from counsel to the parties in the suit.
The Governors, in a statement, also said it had become obvious Malami had more than a passing interest in the issue
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court gave the order in a suit between the Federal and State Governments.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Katsina State Government to pay a firm, Mauritz Walton Nigerian Limited, N13.3 billion for the debt management services it rendered to the state.
The Osun State Government has said that it did not receive Paris Club Refund from the Federal Government, saying that such refunds were always made public by government.
The Federal Government has paid about N1.65 trillion to states across the federation for the settlement of Paris Club Refund.
As directed by the President, N3.3 billion was also deducted and paid as outstanding 2016-2018 counterpart fund to the Universal Basic Education Commission, an amount being owed by the state.
The Kwara Government says it is yet to receive the second tranche of the London-Paris Club Refund promised by the Federal Government.
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Adamawa Chapter, has raised alarm over hardship being experienced by its members, due to alleged nonpayment of their four months salary.
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that the Federal Government would pay N71.29 billion directly to the commission being the outstanding counterpart funds.
Okorocha will also spend N9billion for the payment of salaries, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Owuemeodo.
The group, which insisted that there should be no argument as to whether or not the money has been received, added that Ogun State Government received N17.3 billion, being the last tranche of Paris Club last month, while Ondo State got N20.9 billion.
Dickson in a radio broadcast attributed the state’s inability to offset salary arrears it earlier promised to the recall.
The Federal Government has withdrawn the final tranche of the Paris Club refund paid to the Benue State Government last week.
The Bayelsa State Government has announced the receipt of N24.16 billion from the Paris Club debt refund.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has commended the Federal Government on its directives to states to account for the previous Paris Club Refund released to them before being given the last tranche.
Bola Oyebamiji, the state Commissioner for Finance, announced this at a news conference on Thursday in Osogbo.
The Federal Government said states must clear backlog of salaries and other related staff arrears before they would be able to access the remaining 2.69 billion dollar Paris Club Refund.
This was just as the governor also warned the Independent National Electoral Commission against stopping the collation of elections results midway, as it was done during the governorship election in Edo State.