Call for accountability in Bayelsa: Group demands Accountability of N38bn acrueed to Bayelsa State from FG
Call for accountabilit in Bayelsa: Group demands accountability of N38bn acrueed to Bayelsa State from FG An advocacy group, Concern Bayelsa Youths (CBY) has called on the federal government to ensure that the Bayelsa State government gives account of its expenditure of the N38 billion reimbursement approved for the state recently. Last month, the federal government approved the fund as reimbursement for its spending on federal roads in the state. The approval was granted at the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday made declaration that the state received 27billion instead of 38billion. As a group we don't want to drag words with the state government but we are calling on the federal government to publish the details of the amount refunded to Bayelsa as stand for transparency The CBY convener, Comrade James Ebikeme, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to en...