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FG Clarifies ₦570 Billion Allocation To State Governors
The Federal government clarified that ₦573 billion was shared among the 36 state governors and the FCT Ministry, not ₦570 billion each, under the World Bank-supported NG-Cares programme.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal government has clarified reports that each of the 36 state governors received ₦570 billion as support to address economic hardship for the most vulnerable citizens.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated that governors did not get ₦570 billion each from the federal government.
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He clarified that the federal government shared ₦573 billion between the 36 state governors and the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory from the end of 2023 to July 2024.
Idris explained that the money was a reimbursement under the World Bank-supported NG-Cares programme.
In a statement on his X handle, on Saturday, Idris advised against misinformation.
The Minister of Information clarification followed a report by an online medium, not Naija News, that the federal government gave each of the 36 state governors ₦570 billion.
“From December last year reach August this year money wey each governor don collect from the federal government is ₦570 billion as additional support,” the report quoted Idris.
FG ₦570 Billion Allocation Governors
In his reaction, Idris wrote, “At no time did I say that State Governors received ₦570 Billion each from the Federal Government.
“What the States and the FCT collectively received in reimbursements between the end of 2023 and July 2024, under the World Bank-supported NG-CARES program, is a total of ₦573 Billion Naira, as follows:
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“₦135.4B in late 2023, and ₦438.36B last month. These numbers are in the public domain, in the spirit of transparency, and should not be the subject of distortion or sensationalism in the media.”
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