Osun APC Confirms Receipt Of Withheld LG Allocations From FG
Osun APC Confirms Receipt Of Withheld LG Allocations From FG
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed the receipt of the withheld local government allocations.
The party in a statement on Sunday by its director of media and information, Kola Olabisi, also chided the leadership of the state National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) for its role in the ongoing local government tussle.
The party, however, denied that the money was paid into the account of the local government chairmen elected under the APC.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Osun NULGE leadership had earlier accused the Minister of Finance, the Accountant General of the Federation, and the Attorney General of the Federation of releasing the withheld funds into accounts opened by the APC chairmen.
The APC, however, said, “It is also not true that the said federal allocations are paid into the account of any of our local government council chairmen or any of the APC members or chieftains but into the local government councils’ accounts.
“The NULGE needs not weave up a series of lies in respect of the payment of the federal allocations for the local government councils in order to curry unmerited favour from the discerning members of the public, as they are wiser having passed through hell in the hands of Ogungbangbe’s pursuit of self-interest.”
