Bwala made the remark against the backdrop of allocations from the Federal Government to state governments.
Posting on X, the presidential aide wrote: “The President is
not a prefect to the governors. That is why I talk about federalism. They have
State Houses of Assembly. At the centre, whatever the President provides for
implementation goes through ministers and the National Assembly, which
exercises oversight.
“Here, your House of Assembly should also exercise oversight
over appropriations that come to the state. You are to call them to account.
There is ₦600 million. By this month, another ₦600 million will come into this
local government. The money is here.
“The President does not need to come down here and start
fighting the governor. Between January and March this year, ₦2.26 billion came
to the local government. If you divide it, you will understand what has come
in.
“That money would have revived primary healthcare. That
money would have put primary schools in place. That money would have taken care
of some construction projects. That money would have improved law and order,
employment, recruitment, empowerment, and the mobilisation of vigilantes to
serve as a community vanguard and first line of defence for society.
“That money would have also provided prescription drugs and
subsidised healthcare for the people.
“Now, if we do not hold our governors at the federated level
accountable, even if the President sends $30 billion here, we will still be
having the same conversation.”
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