By Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has reacted to the counter-reaction from the Federal Government over his claim that N60 billion was printed in March to support allocation to states.
Obaseki, while speaking at the Edo state transition committee stakeholders engagement last weekend, had lamented the fiscal state of the nation, stating Nigeria is in financial trouble.
“When we got FAAC for March, the federal government printed additional N50-N60 billion to top-up for us to share,” he had said.
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, however, dismissed his claim, describing it as untrue.
According to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, the governor’s comment was very sad.
Meanwhile, Obaseki has insisted that he was right. He made this known through his official twitter handle.
“We believe it is our duty to offer useful advice for the benefit of our country,” he tweeted.
“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.”
