- The 36 state governors and minister of the federal capital territory have said the Paris club refunds were used judiciously
- The state executives, who spoke through the Nigeria Governors Forum said if money had been stolen, the EFCC would have indicted them and President Buhari would not have ordered the release of more money
- The Forum accused the media of putting itself in a bad light by reporting in print, electronic and online platforms that the governors diverted the money for their own use
FILE PHOTO: The Governors Forum said no money was diverted
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has denied that it diverted part of the first tranche of the Paris-London Club refund to states released to states and the federal capital territory by the federal government some time ago.
The Nation reports that the Forum maintained that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating the allegations has not found any one of them guilty, so there was no need for the uproar.
Spokesman of the NGF Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo also noted in a statement at the weekend that if money had indeed been diverted, President Muhammadu Buhari would not have on Thursday, March 16 ordered the release of the second tranche of the refund to states.
The statement read in part: “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum read with utter disgust reports making the rounds in the print, electronic and social media that monies accruing to states from the Paris and London Clubs refunds have found their way into private pockets.
“Apart from stating that these reports are unfounded and are only a figment of the imagination of the writers, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum wishes to also categorically state that nothing illegal has been committed in the entire process leading to the final disbursement to states of the first tranche Paris-London Clubs repayment of the excess deductions from states’ coffers and the refund of their loans.
“Following the barrage of innuendoes, untruths and outright falsehoods that have pervaded the media, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum deems it imperative to shed light on the transactions that followed and put the records straight.
- The state executives, who spoke through the Nigeria Governors Forum said if money had been stolen, the EFCC would have indicted them and President Buhari would not have ordered the release of more money
- The Forum accused the media of putting itself in a bad light by reporting in print, electronic and online platforms that the governors diverted the money for their own use
FILE PHOTO: The Governors Forum said no money was diverted
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has denied that it diverted part of the first tranche of the Paris-London Club refund to states released to states and the federal capital territory by the federal government some time ago.
The Nation reports that the Forum maintained that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating the allegations has not found any one of them guilty, so there was no need for the uproar.
Spokesman of the NGF Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo also noted in a statement at the weekend that if money had indeed been diverted, President Muhammadu Buhari would not have on Thursday, March 16 ordered the release of the second tranche of the refund to states.
The statement read in part: “The Nigeria Governors’ Forum read with utter disgust reports making the rounds in the print, electronic and social media that monies accruing to states from the Paris and London Clubs refunds have found their way into private pockets.
“Apart from stating that these reports are unfounded and are only a figment of the imagination of the writers, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum wishes to also categorically state that nothing illegal has been committed in the entire process leading to the final disbursement to states of the first tranche Paris-London Clubs repayment of the excess deductions from states’ coffers and the refund of their loans.
“Following the barrage of innuendoes, untruths and outright falsehoods that have pervaded the media, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum deems it imperative to shed light on the transactions that followed and put the records straight.
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