The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it will partner with the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC) to monitor the disbursement and use of the N338billion bailout
funds released to about 27 states of the federation by the Federal
Government.
The President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said in a statement
made available to The Nation in Abuja that it has directed all states
councils in the benefiting states to serve as whistle blowers on any
criminal diversion of the bailout funds.
The congress commended 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 said NLC was in agreement with the commission that the painful
days of the public “running after funds after appropriation” are over
for the good of all Nigerians including workers.
The 27 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).
While saluting the renewed effort and commitment of ICPC to recover
looted public funds and other proceeds of corruption, the NLC President
said in doing so, 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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