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The Adamawa state Government has defended its decision to use the bail out money it received from the Federal Government for other projects in the state instead of paying workers salary arrears.
The Government of Adamawa State has stated that contrary to public belief, the recent bailout funds given to states by the Federal Government from the dividends paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, was not meant for the payment of salaries and allowances owed civil servants.
The Chief of Staff to Governor Mohammed Jibrilla, Abdulrahman Jimeta, said this in a Radio Gotel Programme monitored in Yola on August 12. He said the state received N3.8 billion as its share of what he called “largesse” from the NLNG dividends and after consultations decided to allocate the funds to areas the government considered more expedient.
The position of the state contradicts the reasons given by governors of the 36 states of the federation who after various meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari requested for the bailout saying without it, states could not offset the back log of salaries owed civil servants.
“I have explained on several occasions because we run an open government, that the money we received from the Federal Government is N3.9 Billion: N2.1 Billion for the state government, while local governments got N1.8 Billion.
“This money is from the LNLG, it’s a bonus because it was not part of the budget or normal allocation for Adamawa state. It’s a simply a largesse that was shared to all the states,” Mr. Abba said.
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SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES
The Government of Adamawa State has stated that contrary to public belief, the recent bailout funds given to states by the Federal Government from the dividends paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, was not meant for the payment of salaries and allowances owed civil servants.
The Chief of Staff to Governor Mohammed Jibrilla, Abdulrahman Jimeta, said this in a Radio Gotel Programme monitored in Yola on August 12. He said the state received N3.8 billion as its share of what he called “largesse” from the NLNG dividends and after consultations decided to allocate the funds to areas the government considered more expedient.
The position of the state contradicts the reasons given by governors of the 36 states of the federation who after various meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari requested for the bailout saying without it, states could not offset the back log of salaries owed civil servants.
“I have explained on several occasions because we run an open government, that the money we received from the Federal Government is N3.9 Billion: N2.1 Billion for the state government, while local governments got N1.8 Billion.
“This money is from the LNLG, it’s a bonus because it was not part of the budget or normal allocation for Adamawa state. It’s a simply a largesse that was shared to all the states,” Mr. Abba said.
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SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES
