Ogun governor, Abiodun, denies tampering with local council funds

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, reiterated that his administration had never tampered with the monthly allocations from the Federal Government to the 20 local councils in the state.

He said that rather than shortchanging the councils, the state government had been assisting them by augmenting their allocations to enable them to perform their constitutional roles and function effectively.

Abiodun, who restated this at a meeting with the 20 council chairmen in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said the clarification had become imperative in the face of allegations that the councils’ funds were being tampered with .

He said his administration had always made up for the shortfalls from the federal allocation to the councils to enable them to pay members of staff salaries, pensions and execute developmental projects.

He said his administration would rely on them to achieve its objectives, as well support them to fulfill their constitutional obligations.

The governor, however, tasked them to embark on projects that would have the greatest positive impacts on the people.