The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has questioned the Governor Douye Diri-led administration, asking it to give account of the over N100billion that the state received as its share of the withheld 13 per cent derivation fund. The APC asserted that N3billion accrued to each of the local governments totalling N21bn under unelected council officials, adding that Governor Douye Diri’s administration had brought suffering to the people of Bayelsa State.
January 25, 2023
The party alleged that the state resources had been mismanaged, saying the people could not enjoy the dividends of democracy. Dennis claimed that bad governance by the Diri administration had brought untold hardship on the people of the state despite the huge monthly revenue allocation from the Federation Account, including the 13 per cent oil derivation funds, in the past three years.
“We are going to write to the EFCC to investigate that money; the money was given to the local governments.
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