Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki said, he stands by his clam that the sum of N60 billion naira was printed to support March allocation, adding that he will not join words with the Federal Government over the issue.
Obaseki had lamented the financial state of the nation, stating Nigeria is in financial trouble.
The governor while speaking at the Edo state transition committee stakeholder’s engagement over the weekend, he said, the Federal Government printed money to bridge FAAC allocation.
He said, “When we got FAAC for March, the federal government printed additional N50-N60 billion to top-up for us to share,” he had said.
This newspaper had reported on Wednesday that the minister for Finance, Budget and physical planning Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed countered Obaseki’s claim as ‘’untrue’’.
Reacting to the counter-reaction on Thursday, Obaseki, through his official twitter handle, said: “We believe it is our duty to offer useful advice for the benefit of our country.
The statement read, “The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, @ZShamsuna should rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing our country.
“Rather than play the Ostrich, we urge the government to take urgent steps to end the current monetary rascality so as to prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further.
“We believe it is imperative to approach the Nigerian project with all sense of responsibility and commitment and not play to the gallery because ultimately time shall be the judge of us all.” he said.
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