PDP accuses Jigawa govt of illegal deduction of LG funds

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has accused the All Progressives Congress-led (APC) government in the state of illegally deducting money from the account of local governments to finance next year’s local government councils’ election campaign.

But the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state and an aide to the state governor described the allegation as false and baseless.

The chairman of the PDP in Kazaure LG of the state, Mustapha Ibrahim Danshatu, told Daily Trust on Wednesday that the government was remitting the allegedly deducted funds into a private organisation’s bank account.

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He called on the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to investigate the alleged misappropriation of Jigawa State’s local government council finances.

But when contacted, the chairman,  Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Bala Usman Chamo, said the allegation “is not true.”

“As far I’m concerned, nothing like this. We the local government council chairmen in the state we are not contributing any money for local government election campaign.

“I don’t know of any account for contributing money for the financing of local councils’ election campaign in this state.”

The ALGON chairman who also is the Dutse Municipal Council, chairman maintained that all the local councils in the state have been receiving allocation from the federal revenue collection in full except for the usual statutory deductions for joint projects financing.

Also, when contacted the Special Advisor to the Governor on Local Government Affairs, Abdurrahman Alkassim, denied the allegation.