Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states yesterday Wednesday met to perfect plans to demand a financial bailout from the Federal government to pay salaries.Dozens of states owe their workers for several months, and their governors blame the dismal revenue they receive from Abuja.
The monthly allocations dwindled since 2014 due to falling price of oil.
The governors, who were meeting under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, would be discussing as a unified group for the first time after its election of 2013 broke the NGF into two factions led by former governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and Jonah Jang of Plateau states respectively.
The NGF meeting took place at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by 10 a.m.
The governors had earlier on Tuesday met on the platform of their parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Both meetings discussed the precarious financial situation across the states and resolved to present a common request for help to the Federal Government.
The Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, had while addressing journalists at the end of their meeting on Tuesday, said they resolved to push for a bailout from the federal government to save states from collapse.
Mr. Okorocha said the new APC government in the country met a near empty treasury and therefore called for the overhaul of the country’s economy.
Well this is seriously a cause of worry....is it that it is only the federal government allocation that is the means for revenue....Is it that the state does not generate any revenue? Please share your thoughts cos this is really confusing!
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