LAGOS NOBEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Delta state has described as careless and misplaced the call by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for more bailout funds. The APC urged the state governor to explain to Deltans what has happened to the bail out funds he received from the Federal government.
In a statement released in Asaba by the party through its Assistant Publicity Secretary, Prince Mike Osionye Chinye, the party accused the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led state government of embezzling the funds met to settle the huge debts owed workers in the state.
The APC stated that the idea of setting up a committee after months of receiving the bailout funds is an attempt to deceive Deltans noting that having denied receiving the bailout funds when other states had announced theirs, it was a ploy by the PDP-led state government to divert the funds for personal usage as that has been the trademark of the PDP government in the state.
The party insisted that it is out of place to hear the Governor lamenting for lack of funds to execute projects in the state, it therefore urged the Governor to utilize the bailout funds and also funds from internally generated revenue before crying for more noting that it is even dangerous to borrow more since the state is indebted to the tune of over 700billion Naira.
For a government that sacked over 2000 workers for lack of funds to pay workers only to turnaround and appoint over 350 aides and still counting for political patronage is an irresponsible act. the statement added. Prince Micheal Osionye Chinye Assistant Publicity Secretary APC Delta State November 20, 2015.