Tell Nigerians how you spend allocations, your plans to address hardship, FG tackles PDP governors

• He stated that the government is running effectively, adding that the Nigerian economy is in good shape and it’s poised to grow further

The Federal Government has implored governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to tell Nigerians how the allocations they received are expended.

This is even as the government berated the governors for comparing Nigeria’s economic challenges to Venezuela.

The PDP governors had on Tuesday demanded that the APC-led federal government act fast and address the worsening economic hardship in the country before it gets out of hand.

Reacting to the governors’ position on the state of the nation, Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information & National Orientation, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that the governors did not conduct themselves in ways that befit leaders.

He stated that the government is running effectively, adding that the Nigerian economy is in good shape and it’s poised to grow further.

The statement read “Nigerians should ask PDP Governors how far and how well they have utilised the increased revenue to better the lives of Nigerians in their respective states.

“It is on record that most States controlled by PDP owe workers and pensioners months of unpaid salary and pension arrears. The PDP Governors have defaulted in paying gratuities to their retired workers. It is also a fact that many of the PDP Governors have not paid N30,000 minimum wage to their workers since it took effect more than 4 years ago. All of these anomalies in their states contribute significantly to the economic pressure their citizens face.

“If PDP governors are genuinely interested in the living conditions of Nigerians and are not just stirring up disaffection and ill-will towards the federal government, we urge them to meet their obligations to workers, pensioners, and local contractors and see the multiplier effect.

“It is disappointing that PDP Governors talk about rising costs of living and food when they have not done much to increase food production in their States. The land in Nigeria belongs to the States, not the Federal Government.

“PDP Governors, in their communique yesterday, did not tell Nigerians how they are supporting farmers in their states to boost food production – a responsibility that is strictly within their purview. Instead, they shift all the blame to the Federal Government, while shirking their own responsibilities to the people they govern.

“The All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Tinubu is working assiduously to address the current challenges. The President is working with his security chiefs to eliminate all security threats wherever they exist within our borders, and we are getting results in the number of terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers that have either been killed or arrested in the past few weeks. The success of the efforts is also reflected in the over 700 abducted Nigerians who have been rescued from captivity”