Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole, has accused former President
Goodluck Jonathan of starving APC governors of funds while he was
president. Oshiomhole said this while speaking with State House
correspondents after the meeting with Buhari and state governors. He
said Jonathan prevented APC governors from utilizing the N2 billion
ecological fund;
“We are very lucky to have President Buhari at this time. I have been
here now for seven and a half years and I have had the opportunity to
work with three presidents. Under the last president, it would have been
impossible for us to approach Abuja to give us support because we have
personal challenges. We were given lectures on fiscal responsibility and
all those kind of talks, even though the wastage was more here than any
other place at that time. We now have a president who recognises that
he is the president of the federation, of which the states are part. And
regardless of our political affiliation, this is very important…
everybody is able to ask this president to give him support and he is
giving. Whereas, in the recent past, some PDP governors got N2 billion
from ecology fund, we APC governors were not given. But we promised to
be different and I am happy this president is showing that
difference.”he said
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