Obaseki has received 82 billion Naira bonus from Federation Account – CBN
Godwin Obaseki of Edo state received 82 billion naira bonus from the federal government on the 21st November 2016. This money was part of the $4 billion dollars returned by the Paris Club to Nigeria, which Obasanjo and Ngozi curiously overpaid. The thirty-six states of the Federation collectively received over $4bn being the over-deductions on Paris and London Club loans on the accounts of state and local governments from February 1990 to March 2002. Details from both the CBN and Federal Ministry of Finance headquarters showed that Edo State got 82billion naira, CBN confirmed. Nasarawa State received over N68bn, Plateau and Benue got N75bn and N91bn respectively. Meanwhile, the states of Osun and Kogi got N84bn and N80bn respectively. The monies were credited into the respective accounts of all the 36 states of Federation on Monday 21st November, 2016. Regrettably, all the 36 states governors, both PDP and APC, don’t want the general public, especial...