A member of the House of Representatives, representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency of Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, has urged Nigerians to hold governors accountable for the state of the economy.
Gagdi made this call on Tuesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
The lawmaker accused governors of failing to complement President Bola Tinubu’s reforms, adding that state allocations had tripled since the removal of petrol subsidy.
“The day he came into power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a bold statement. ‘Subsidy is gone’ was not just a statement, but he practicalised and demonstrated that,” he said.
“He did not stop there. A state that took N4 billion monthly when there was subsidy now takes between N10, N12, and N14 billion.
“Why are Nigerians and state assemblies not questioning the performances of their governors?
“If the revenue given to each state has tripled by the efforts of Mr. President in fulfillment of his campaign promise, why are the governors not justifying that?
“In addition to that, they come up with people-oriented policies of giving loans to students, assisting families, interventions, helping SMEs to grow. Now, a state government, which used to have four billion, now has 12 or 13 billion in a month.
“The infrastructure is being done by some. But not all is commensurate with the money they receive as a result of the removal of oil subsidies,” he said.
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