Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has also distanced himself from governors allegedly stealing money from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) intended for the Local Governments.
According to him, the monthly FAAC receipts are devoted to the payment of salaries and pensions as agreed by Labour Leaders at the monthly meetings presided over by the Head of Service and Chairman of Joint Negotiating Council (JNC).
The Governor in a statement through his CPS, Richard Olatunde acknowledged receiving 13 percent in oil derivation, subsidies, and SURE-P reimbursements from the Federation Account over the past two years.
He said the reimbursements received by the state were used to fund capital projects and pay accrued salary arrears.
“If the amount expended on these infrastructural projects and payment of salary arrears is juxtaposed with the refunds, it is crystal clear that the monies were not mismanaged in Ondo State.”
Regarding the claim that governors having been pocketing money meant for local governments, the statement said that the Akeredolu administration has never touched money intended for local governments since inception.
