{"id":119307,"date":"2021-12-10T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T13:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=119307"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T13:42:34","slug":"minister-to-state-governments-do-not-withhold-lg-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/10\/minister-to-state-governments-do-not-withhold-lg-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister to state governments: Do not withhold LG funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs, George Akume has stated that state governments should not withhold funds allocated to local governments.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by Akume at a<span class=\"acssf62a8\"> two-day retreat for LG chairmen\/executives in Uyo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Akume asked state governments to ensure they deploy LG allocated funds for the provision of effective and efficient service delivery at the grassroots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He spoke on the need to allow LGAs to thrive as this will pave the way for the development of the councils.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">He said bad governance over the years has led to the heightened wave of crime such as banditry, kidnapping, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/20\/four-rivers-students-arraigned-over-alleged-cultism\/\">cultism<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">Udom Emmanuel, Akwa Ibom governor, represented by Emmanuel Ekuwen, the secretary to state government, said the revenue sharing formula of the federal government has not been fair and this has posed great problems for the LG councils over the years .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">In his remarks, Anthonia Ekpa, the ministry\u2019s permanent secretary, said: \u201cGood governance, resource mobilisation and public financial management for rural areas ensure development in all areas of a state.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"acssf62a8\">At the end of the meeting, a 10-point communique was released. 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