'Ogun State government augmented local governments' funds with N2 billion between the months of January and May 2021, in order for them to meet up financial obligations.'
governorship aspirant, Ladi Adebutu, in the state in 2019 have engaged in a war of words over claims of diversion of N64 billion local government funds.
“For the sake of appropriating funds belonging to the third tier of government in Ogun, N64billion, in 21 months, ended up with the state government, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics,” said Mr Adebutu. “Since the advent of this administration, we have been having the Joint Accounts Allocation Committee meetings, it is statutory; it is required by law. Before we came on board, JAAC was never held for six years,” he said.
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