Ogun lawmaker to Amosun: Release federal allocations to councils

A lawmaker on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Harrison, on Saturday, called on Governor Ibikunle Amosun to immediately release federal allocation meant for local governments in the Gateway State.
Harrison, representing Ogun Waterside, made the call in Abeokuta.
Harrison said that the local governments could not execute any meaningful project to develop their locality due to lack of funds.
The lawmaker said that specific amounts earmarked for the local governments from federal allocation should be allowed to get to the councils without any hindrance.
“The specific amount that is earmarked for local governments from the Federal Account Allocation Committee is to maintain and develop local governments.
“If the state is not ready to cater for local governments, the governor should allow the allocation of local governments go straight to them so that it can be used to develop the local government areas.
“Local government allocations are being deducted all the time; the state government should tell us the actual money that is coming to local governments.
“And there is no law that says the state should share from the allocation for local governments,” the lawmaker said.
Harrison, a second term legislator, urged Amosun to fulfil his promises to the people of Ogun Waterside, saying that all the roads he promised to construct were yet to be attended to.
“No area has been attended to in my local government, all the roads are bad, the governor has never attended to any road in that place since he came into office.
“What is paramount to me is how the people of my local government will enjoy dividends of democracy; how what is rightly due to us will be given to us.
“What I want is that, the road he promised for my local government should be done,’’ said the Ogun lawmaker.