A member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Darlington Nnaoma Onyekacha, has asked Nigerian governors and State Houses of Assembly to ensure that monthly financial allocations to their states are put to proper use, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive.
Onyekacha, who was declaring his intention to contest for the Abia State House of Assembly on Thursday in Ikwuano, regretted that many rural communities in Nigeria are still undeveloped despite the huge funds states and LGAs are receiving.
He expressed worry that poverty, unemployment, insecurity, and infrastructure deficit rates are very high in rural communities, pointing out that the situation is in contrast to the huge inflow of funds into state and local government purses.
According to him, the situation is made worse by the alleged failure of State House of Assembly members to hold governors and local government executives accountable for the funds they are receiving from Abuja.
“Most of the challenges that Nigeria is having today are from the rural and state levels and not from the president.
“It is not that the president is not releasing what it takes to build the states, but because of bad leadership in the state governments and the State Houses of Assembly,” Onyekacha said.
He promised to fight against the underdevelopment of his Ikwuano constituency by providing a courageous voice that would ensure that every fund meant for his constituency is properly utilized for community development.
Obey Tinubu’s directive on rural development, LG funds – Abia APC chieftain tells Nigerian govs
