A former member of the House of Representatives
from Nasarawa State, Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, has called on the federal government
to thoroughly investigate the utilisation of the bailout and budget support
funds released to state governments before deductions.
Wadada stated on Monday while interacting with journalists in Keffi, the headquarters of Keffi Local Government Area of the
Nasarawa State, adding that the funds were not largesse but meant to assist in
the development of the respective states.
According to the former federal lawmaker, "It
is only right that investigations are conducted to find out how the funds were
spent before the commencement of the repayment process."
He continued that it was expected that the new
governors should look at their respective hand over notes to verify how such
funds were utilised.
He also advised the new governors to look at the
books and take decision that best suit their states arising from what they met
on the ground.
The former National Assembly member, who is also a
chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), further advised the governors not
willing to pay minimum wage to vacate their offices.
He said: "It is ridiculous that while some
governors take between N200 and 400 million as security votes, still they
cannot pay the new minimum wage. I find it very ridiculous for anybody to be
foot-dragging over minimum wage for crying out loud.
“Minimum wage of N30, 000 is less than a hundred
dollar. I have heard of a governor taking N1 billion as security vote every
month for eight years; I have gone to that state and nothing has been done in
the state."
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