Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed his opinion that the Federal Government was not properly managing the country’s oil revenue account.
According to the Vanguard, Fashola made the statement at the commissioning of the 8.5km Amedokhian-Ugboha Road in Benin City, Edo State.
“We have a national government that is unable to account for money from crude oil that they did not extract. Foreigners are the ones extracting it for them. The price is fixed internationally, the quantity is known, just to add up and tally. They say it is $20 billion that is missing, some say $10 billion. Should one dollar be missing in any responsible government? So, that is why corruption and accountability remain an issue in the next election,” said the Governor.
His Edo State counterpart, Adams Oshiomhole, called on Nigerians to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to provide electricity and other basic facilities in the country.
“I need you to connect with this election. There are no miracles in development. It is about planning; it is about commitment and honesty. It is about judicious application of resources. PDP’s only resolve is to steal. After 16 years of PDP, Nigerians have no water, no light, they are still using generators. In the name of privatization they handed over electricity in Edo to their friends. They are collecting money from you without providing light.”
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