The Ondo State Government has refuted the report that it collected N82bn from the Federal Government.
A statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, on Monday, said that the Federal Government never paid N82bn to the state as part of the money it was being owed through the Paris Club deductions.
Akinmade, who accused the All Progressives Congress of being behind the allegation, said it was unfortunate that a party planning to form government in the state could make such an allegation.
The statement said, “The task is more herculean for the APC because of the unprecedented high standard of governance it will inherit from the incumbent government.
“Feeding the people with lies won’t do it, but sincerity of purpose and a genuine desire to make an impact on the lives of the people.”
Senator Otumba Dino Melaye, the lawmaker representing Kogi West, senatorial district had in a Facebook recently revealed that Ondo, Osun, Benue and other states should endeavour to pay civil servants’ salaries after receiving huge amounts from the Federal Government.
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