President Muhammadu Buhari has accused State governors of misappropriating funds meant for local government councils.
The President made the remark on Thursday during the presidential parley for the Senior Executive Course 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) at the State House in Abuja.
He emphasized the importance of personal integrity in the functioning of government.
He recalled a situation where a State governor would accept funding on behalf of his council regions, but would rather send half of the money to the council chairmen.
The President claimed that these activities displayed the type of unscrupulous behavior that was indicative of Nigeria in the distribution of funds intended for local council administrations, hurting progress.
He offered his congratulations to the 44th Senior Executive Course participants on their accomplishment of their course, while urging them to revitalize and reenergize leadership at all levels of institutions.
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