Ex-Council Boss, Fajuyi Exposes Gov Fayemi’s Pilfering Of Ekiti LG Funds

• Says “I got only N7m from every N100m allocated” 

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO – With just months left of his second tenure in Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi has a lot of explaining to do about his alleged pilfering of allocations meant for local government councils in the State.

Accusations coming from the immediate past chairperson of the Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mrs Omotunde Fajuyi, indicate that the Governor only gave her N7 million a month to run Local government affairs after signing for a whopping N100 million.

Speaking on one private radio Station in Ekiti, Mrs Fajuyi said Governor Fayemi is not who he claims to be as pilfering and misuse of local government funds has been alarming in the state for over three and a half years running.

In laying bare the underhand activities and financial malpractices dotting the Local government councils’ administration in the South-West state, Mrs Fajuyi claimed that; “The chairmen will sign N100 million each, which is meant for local government but the Governor will only give us N7 million each of the money to take care of the affairs of the local government.

“Sometimes, the Fayemi government will give us only N4 million in a whole month.”

The former Council Chief, who debunked that Ado Ekiti Local government collects N200 million monthly allocation as alleged by some people on social media, said; “I only received N7 million after the government created LCDA while N2.5 million each goes for LCDA.

Offering further insight on her claims, Mrs Fajuyi disclosed that the amount dropped drastically early this year, saying; “In this January, I received N4 million for Ado Local Government council.”

With mounting accusations of various State governors embezzling local government funds and destroying the third tier of government, President Muhammadu Buhari had seeming inched closer to ensuring local governments in the country become accountable for their funds.

The President, who berated the state governors for totally destroying the local government system by embezzling funds meant for their development through the State and Local Government Joint Account, had maintained that state governments should no longer take charge of local government allocations with effect from June 1, 2019.

To ensure that the order was not flouted, management of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) were also advised to key into the development or face the wrath of the law.

In the guidelines released by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) after meeting with the banks in Abuja, all relevant financial institutions were warned to adhere strictly or face sanctions.

“The NFIU requests all financial institutions, other relevant stakeholders, public servants, and the entire citizenry to ensure full compliance with the provisions of the guidelines already submitted to financial institutions and relevant enforcement agencies including full enforcement of corresponding sanctions against violations from 1st June 2019″, the statement had said.

Regrettably, with most of the Councils’ Chairmen being appointees and lackeys of their State Governors, it has been near impossible to implement this directive so as not to incur the wrath of their principals.