The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has promised to work in concert with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to monitor the disbursement and use of the N338bn bailout funds which the federal government released to about 27 states of the federation.
President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday noted that the congress has directed all state councils in the benefiting states to serve as whistle blowers on any criminal diversion of the bailout funds.
The NLC applauded the ICPC for ensuring the return of about N1 billion being public funds criminally diverted by some corrupt officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and the Federal Pay Office.
Wabba disclosed that the organized labour was in agreement with the anti-graft agency that the painful days of the public “running after funds after appropriation” are over for the good of all Nigerians including workers.
According to the statement, states that benefited from the bailout funds are – Abia (N14.152b), Adamawa (N2.378b), Bauchi (N8.60b), Bayelsa (N1.285b), Benue (N28.013b), Borno (N7.680b), Cross River (N7.856b), Delta (N10.036b), Ebonyi (N4.063b), Edo (N3.167b), Ekiti (N9.604b) and Enugu (N4.207b).
Others are – Gombe (N16.459b) , Imo (N26.806b), Kastina (N3.304b), Kebbi (N0.690b), Kogi (N50.842b), Kwara (N4.320b), Nasarawa (N8.317b ), Niger (N4.306b), Ogun (N20.00b), Ondo (N14.686b), Osun(N34.988b), Oyo( N26.606b ), Plateau (N5.357b), Sokoto (N10.093b) and Zamfara (N10.020b).
The NLC President, who saluted the renewed effort and commitment of ICPC to recover looted public funds and other proceeds of corruption, stressed that in so doing, ICPC is commendably living up to its Mission Statement which is “To rid Nigeria of corruption through lawful enforcement and preventive measures.”
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