Tobi Adebayo
Emeka Woke, Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the governor does not interfere the Local Government Council funds.
Woke said this on Friday at the the Emohua Secretariat.
He challenged any council chairman to counter his claim, adding that the Wike administration has “continued to deepen democratic governance in the state.”
“The local council authorities in the state have continued to enjoy the liberty of utilizing their funds for the development of their people.
“The Governor has shown leadership. The governor is not a governor that is interested in the allocation or the money that is accruing to Local Government councils.
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“I’m speaking here and I want to be challenged. Let one council chairman out of 23 say we went to JAAC (Joint Account Allocation Committee) and at the end of JAAC meeting, we were asked for money.
“For the past seven years, we have not asked council chairmen to contribute anything. And so they have the liberty to use their funds, and take the initiative with our guidance. Of course, we have the Ministry of Local Government that directs and guide them and that is why we are celebrating democracy today,” Woke said.
